Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting

Summary

The bill amends several statutes so that, in civil actions, courts may award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs against attorneys or parties whose claims or defenses are found to be frivolous or filed in bad faith, especially when a political subdivision is the target. It defines “political subdivision” and sets out a process for those entities to request such awards. The goal is to deter wasteful litigation that drains taxpayer resources.

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