2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 63 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIME PREVENTION
Section 39-6302 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of this act is to address domestic violence as a serious crime against society and to assure the victims of domestic violence the protection from abuse which the law and those who enforce the law can provide.
It is the intent of the legislature to expand the ability of the courts to assist victims by providing a legal means for victims of domestic violence to seek protection orders to prevent such further incidents of abuse. It is the intent of the legislature that the official response to cases of domestic violence shall stress the enforcement of the laws to protect the victim and shall communicate the attitude that violent behavior in the home is criminal behavior and will not be tolerated. It is the intent of the legislature to presume the validity of protection orders issued by courts in all states, the District of Columbia, United States territories and all federally recognized Indian tribes within the United States, and to afford full faith and credit to those orders. The provisions of this chapter are to be construed liberally to promote these purposes.
History:
[39-6302, added 1988, ch. 341, sec. 1, p. 1013; am. 1989, ch. 136, sec. 1, p. 306; am. 1999, ch. 330, sec. 1, p. 888.]
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