The state senate judiciary committee passed a bill to revise laws regarding domestic abuse and protection orders. Pennington County states attorney Mark Vargo says this simplifies the process for officers when they come across a domestic abuse case.
"The attempt was to create a simple list that law enforcement could use that would then invoke the provisions of mandatory arrest and the availability of protection orders that are of such important things in domestic violence cases," says Vargo.
Vargo says domestic cases are often some of the toughest because they can pull families apart. He says the easier the process, the easier it is on the family. The Bill passed unanimously through the committee and goes next to the Senate Floor.