SB494

Expands stalking definition, mandates domestic violence policies, and allows lifetime protection orders for domestic battery victims.

This bill expands the definition of stalking to include technology-based methods. It requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies for assessing primary aggressors in domestic violence cases and mandates prosecutors to affirm such assessments. It prohibits public agencies from charging fees to domestic violence victims for public records. The bill also allows evidence of other domestic violence offenses to be admissible in relevant criminal actions.