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Based on an Email Hotline inquiry, we added a statute on interception of communications to our Selected Ohio Statutes page.

We added the crime of interception of communications to our Ohio Crimes page in English and Spanish.

We added the program SHALVA to our Illinois Local Programs page in English. Spanish translation coming soon!

We added a question called Can my pet be included in a military protective order (MPO)? in our section about Domestic Violence in the Military. The new question is in English, but Spanish is coming soon!

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