domestic violence

New Law Grants Protection for Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date: July 1, 2008

Yee’s bill will shield battered women from threat of incarceration, Advocates believe more victims may now report assaults

July 1, 2008 - 3:49pm

Bill shielding domestic violence victims from providing testimony signed by governor

State Sen. Leland YeeState Sen. Leland YeeGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will prohibit prosecutors and judges from threatening victims of domestic violence with contempt of court and jail time if they refuse to testify against their attackers.

The legislation, SB 1356, was authored by state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) and mirrors an existing statute for sexual assault victims.

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