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This bill, known as "Marisol's Law," establishes a comprehensive approach to addressing domestic violence in New Hampshire by creating a new domestic violence program within the judicial branch and making several significant legal modifications. The bill expands judicial training requirements to include at least one hour of training on topics like domestic violence, mental health, and implicit bias, and mandates that judges complete eight hours of continuing education specifically focused on domestic violence dynamics, lethality assessment, and trauma impacts. It establishes a new domestic violence program under the supreme court that aims to improve case management, reduce lethality risks, enhance information sharing between courts, and potentially create a pilot domestic violence court. The bill also modifies protective order procedures, introduces a mandatory lethality assessment program for law enforcement, expands the definition of stalking to include electronic tracking, and allows domestic violence victims to file affidavits addressing safety concerns in family court proceedings. Additionally, the bill updates annulment processes by expanding the list of violent crimes and requiring victim notification and input when a defendant seeks to annul a criminal record. The legislation is designed to increase victim safety, improve judicial responses to domestic violence, and provide more comprehensive legal protections for victims, with most provisions set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

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