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Last updated on Wednesday, December 26, 2007
(INDIANAPOLIS) - People accused of abuse in domestic violence cases will have to spend at least eight hours in jail cooling off under a bill sponsored by an Indiana lawmaker.
Democratic State Senator Jim Arnold of LaPorte says his bill would give victims time to find help or seek shelters while their alleged abusers are settling down in jail.
Arnold is a former sheriff. He introduced his legislation after meeting with the LaPorte County Domestic Violence Task Force, whose members were concerned that accused abusers were leaving jail too quickly.
His bill has been assigned to the senate judiciary committee.
There's no statewide requirement for a cooling off period for accused batterers. But judges in some Indiana counties already impose similar restrictions.
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