SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) provides a statement after Assembly Bill 1931, Kayleigh’s Law, which will allow victims of heinous crimes to seek a lifetime injunction against their perpetrator, was killed in Assembly Public Safety Committee:
“There is a reason that survivors, like Kayleigh and Kristy, dedicate their time to advocating for victims. It is unthinkable that without this bill, survivors must see their abusers multiple times in their life to secure a very basic protection of a restraining order. If a predator has attacked an individual resulting in a serious felony, violent felony or a felony sex offense, shouldn’t the victim be protected from having to face that felon again with a lifetime restraining order? Without it, victims are left to confront their fear – and re-live a heinous crime – over and over again. I am incredibly disappointed. By allowing Kayleigh’s Law to fail, the Committee failed to protect vulnerable Californians.”
AB 1931 is named Kayleigh’s Law after Kayleigh Kozak, who successfully lobbied for a similar law in her home state of Arizona in 2021. She worked with Kristy von Waldburg, an Orange County resident, to urge the bill’s passage into law in California. Kristy is also a childhood sexual abuse survivor who advocates for crime victims. She is involved with local organizations to provide a space of healing and support for survivors.
Current law allows for temporary restraining orders, or protective orders, in cases of domestic violence, harassment, elder abuse and other crimes to protect victims. These protective orders only provide short term relief and require a victim to face their perpetrator in a court every time the order is close to expiration.
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