SB 278 — AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS TO ADDRESS MILITARY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.

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278 February Session, 2026 ANLCO ACTNo. CONCERNING MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS TO ADDRESS MILITARY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.

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(VA) AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS TO ADDRESS MILITARY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.

Upon receipt of the application the court shall order that a hearing on the application be held not later than fourteen days from the date of the order except that, if the application indicates that the respondent holds a permit to carry a pistol or revolver, an eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, a long gun eligibilityLCO certificateNo. or an ammunition certificate or possesses one or more firearms or ammunition, and the court orders an ex parte order, the court shall order that a hearing be held on the application not later than seven days from the date on which the ex parte order is issued.

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278 foreligibility thecertificate protectionor ofan theammunition applicantcertificate andor suchpossesses dependentone childrenor more firearms or otherammunition, personsand asthe court orders an ex parte order, the court seesshall fit.order that a hearing be held on the application not later than seven days from the date on which the ex parte order is issued.

The court, in its discretion, may make such orders as it deems appropriate for the protection of the applicant and such dependent children or other persons as the court sees fit.

Such order may include provisions necessary to protect any animal owned or kept by the applicant including, but not limited to, an order enjoining the respondent from injuring or threatening to injure suchLCO animal.No.

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If a hearing on the application LCOis 2scheduled ofor 6an Substituteex Billparte No.order is granted and the court is closed on the scheduled hearing date, the hearing shall be held on the next day the court is open and any such ex parte order shall remain in effect until the date of such hearing.

278 is scheduled or an ex parte order is granted and the court is closed on the scheduled hearing date, the hearing shall be held on the next day the court is open and any such ex parte order shall remain in effect until the date of such hearing.

If the applicant attests that disclosure of the applicant's location information would jeopardize the health, safety or libertyLCO ofNo. the applicant or the applicant's children, the applicant may request, on a form prescribed by the Chief Court Administrator, that his or her location information not be disclosed.

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278 liberty of the applicant or the applicant's children, the applicant may request, on a form prescribed by the Chief Court Administrator, that his or her location information not be disclosed.

If a postponement of a hearing on the application is requested by either LCOparty, 3no ex parte order shall be continued except upon agreement of 6the Substituteparties Billor No.by order of the court for good cause shown.

278 party, no ex parte order shall be continued except upon agreement of the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown.

(1) Imposing any restraintLCO uponNo. the person or liberty of the applicant;

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(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section, "military protective order" means a protective order issued by a commanding officer in the armed forces of the United States or the Connecticut National Guard against a person under such officer's command.

(b) A military protective order may be registered in this state by sendingtotheSuperiorCourtinthisstate:(1)Aletterorotherdocument requesting registration;

(2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the military protective order sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the petitioner, the order has not been modified;

and (3) the name and address of the person seeking registration, except if the disclosure of such name and address would jeopardize the safety of such person.

(c) On receipt of the documents required in subsection (b) of this section, the registering court shall:

(1) Cause the military protective order to be filed, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form;

and (2) cause the military protective order to be entered in the automated registry of protective orders maintained pursuant to section 51-5c of the general statutes, as amended by this act, together with any accompanying information required or permitted to be contained in the registry of protective orders pursuant to the procedures adopted by the Chief Court Administrator under section 51-5c of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

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(a) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and maintain an automated registry of protective orders that shall contain (1) protective or restraining orders issued by courts of this state, including, but not limited to,ordersissuedpursuant to sections46b-15,asamendedby this act, 46b-16a, as amended by this act, 46b-38c, 53a-40e, 54-1k, 54-82q and LCO54-82r, 5[and] (2) foreign orders of 6protection Substitutethat Billhave No.been registered in this state pursuant to section 46b-15a, and (3) military protective orders that have been entered by military installation law enforcement agencies into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computerized index of criminal justice information.

278 54-82r, [and] (2) foreign orders of protection that have been registered in this state pursuant to section 46b-15a, and (3) military protective ordersthat have beenregistered in this state pursuant to section 3 of this act.

ThisAs actused shallin takethis effectsubsection, as"military followsprotective andorder" shallmeans amenda protective order issued by a commanding officer in the followingarmed sections:forces of the United States or the Connecticut National Guard against a person under such officer's command.

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278 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

3 October 1, 2026 New51-5c(a) sectionStatement Sec.of Purpose:

4To October(1) 1,provide 2026that 51-5c(a)courts VAmay Jointconsider Favorableprior Subst.or existing military protective orders that are contained in the state's automated registry of protective orders when issuing a civil protective order for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual violence or stalking, and (2) specify that such registry contains military protective orders that have been entered into the National Crime Information Center computerized index.

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