Summary:

 Senate Bill 331 (SB 331) relates to domestic violence and requires that a person convicted for certain criminal offenses complete a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program.  The bill also provides that a person who violates a condition of probation ordered pursuant to a suspended or deferred sentence may be subject to any sentence the court could have originally imposed.   

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Bill 331 (SB 331) requires that upon conviction of certain domestic violence offenses, an offender must complete a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program.  Such a program must be approved by the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD).  
This requirement applies to the following offenses:  
•	Assault against a household member
•	Aggravated assault against a household member
•	Assault against a household member with intent to commit a violent felony
•	Multiple convictions of battery or aggravated battery against a household member
•	Criminal damage to property of household member/Deprivation of the property of a household member
•	Violation of an order of protection granted under the Family Violence Protection Act
SB 331 further provides that a person who violates a condition of probation ordered pursuant to a suspended or deferred sentence for the above offenses may be subject to any sentence the court could have originally imposed.  The bill provides maximum amounts of time for probation and incarceration per offense.  

Current Law:

 There is no current requirement that a person convicted of a domestic violence offense take a specific domestic violence offender treatment program.  
When a defendant's period of deferred sentence expires, the defendant is deemed to have satisfied the liability of the crime and the court lacks jurisdiction to proceed in a probation revocation.