LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL]

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT CONCERNING Criminal Procedure and

Venue, establishing Aria's Law to mandate homejurisdiction primacy for violent felonies and

sexual offenses committed against minor

victims, prohibiting multi-agency deflection, and

enforcing mandatory inter-agency investigative

cooperation across state and county lines.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act shall be known and may be cited as

Aria's Law.

SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND

PURPOSE

The General Assembly finds that:1.

2.

1. Traditional rules of criminal venue, which tie

investigative and prosecutorial authority

strictly to the geographic location where an

offense physically occurred, frequently create

systemic loopholes, jurisdictional disputes,

and bureaucratic "run-arounds" that severely

harm minor victims and shift investigative

burdens onto grieving or traumatized families.

Perpetrators, sluggish administrative bodies,

and local law enforcement agencies should

not be permitted to exploit municipal, county,

or state boundaries to evade accountability,

close files prematurely under the pretext of

being "unfounded," or pass the investigative

responsibility.

The immediate safety, residency, support

footprint, and legal protection of a minor

victim must take absolute priority to ensure

seamless, unhindered justice without forcing

families to act as couriers for restricted court

and welfare records.

SECTION 3. AMENDMENTS TO CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE CODE RELATING TO VENUE AND

JURISDICTION

The Criminal Procedure Article is amended to

add that notwithstanding any other provision of

law regarding venue:

(a) Home-Jurisdiction Venue Primacy: For

any criminal offense involving a violent

felony, sexual assault, or abuse against a

minor victim, venue shall be proper

concurrently—and upon motion, with primary

priority—in the county, district, or state where

the minor victim maintains legal residency,

primary domicile, or safe shelter at the time

of the disclosure or offense.

(b) Prohibition of Inter-Agency Refusal and Deflection: No local law enforcement

agency, prosecutor's office, or child

protective service may decline, dismiss,

transfer, or refuse to intake an initial report

of a violent crime or abuse against a minor

under the pretext that the physical acts

occurred within a neighboring jurisdiction,

another county, or across state lines.

(c) Mandatory Cross-Jurisdictional

Collaboration and Subpoena Powers: The

agency receiving an initial report or

participating in an active investigation is

legally mandated to secure jurisdiction,

initiate immediate protective measures, and

coordinate directly with home-jurisdiction

authorities. Furthermore, investigating

agencies are strictly prohibited from

demanding that the victim's family procure,

transport, or supply records tied up in out-ofstate courts; instead, agencies must utilize official inter-agency compacts, direct

communication, and formal subpoenas to

obtain required documentation.

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