'Kayleigh’s Law' would extend CA restraining orders to 25 years

(The Center Square) – The time for lifting restraining orders would be extended to 25 years in California if a new bill passes in the Golden State this year. Senate Bill 1395, nicknamed “Kayleigh’s Law,” would increase the length of time for a restraining order from 10 years to 25 years, according to the bill author’s testimony during a Capitol hearing on Tuesday afternoon. “In California today, a child who has already been through unimaginable trauma is forced to return to court over and over again, face their abuser and re-tell their story just to maintain basic protection,” Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Lancaster and the author of the bill, testified during the Senate Public Safety Committee meeting. “That is not justice.” Recent amendments to the bill would allow a judge, at the time of sentencing, to issue a protective order for up to 25 years for felony sex offenses against minors, a change from the previous text of the bill,