Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.
Reported with Assembly committee amendments Second Reading Assembly
Summary
The bill sets up a state‑run Hope Card program that issues a durable wallet‑size card to anyone with a final domestic‑violence restraining order, at no cost. The card lists essential order information and can be shown to police, while the law also updates the central registry’s confidentiality rules and funds the program. It affects victims, law‑enforcement, courts and the judiciary by improving quick verification and adding penalties for card tampering.
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