HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation that would allow lifetime no-contact orders for victims of certain serious or violent offenses.
Under current law, victims must return to court to renew no-contact protections when they expire. Without renewal, offenders may be able to resume contact with victims, including survivors of rape, other sexually violent offenses and crimes involving the abuse or exploitation of children.
Senate Bill 1484, known as “Kayleigh’s Law,” would allow a judge to issue a permanent order prohibiting a defendant from contacting a victim at the request of the victim or prosecutor.
The order could be modified or terminated at the victim’s request, or if the underlying conviction is overturned, dismissed or otherwise legally invalidated.
The bill’s moves to the House for consideration.
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