Bill > HB1628

This bill amends Arkansas law to expand the list of offenses for which a court can issue an extended post-conviction no contact order by adding sexual assault in the second degree. Currently, the law allows courts to issue these orders for serious crimes like murder, kidnapping, battery, rape, and domestic violence, upon request from a prosecuting attorney. An extended post-conviction no contact order is a legal mechanism that prohibits a convicted offender from contacting the victim after their conviction, typically to protect the victim from potential further harm. The bill specifically inserts "sexual assault in the second degree" into the existing list of offenses, renumbering subsequent offenses accordingly. This change will provide an additional layer of legal protection for victims of sexual assault by allowing courts to issue no contact orders in cases of second-degree sexual assault, similar to protections already in place for victims of other serious crimes.