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Committee hears bill to centralize issuance of HOPE protection-order cards; AOC reports 831 cards issued
Summary
Substitute House Bill 1460 would move HOPE card issuance from court clerks to the Administrative Office of the Courts, make cards free and reduce required identifying information; AOC said it had issued 831 cards since January 1 and asked for funding.
The Law & Justice Committee heard Substitute House Bill 1460, which would change administration of the HOPE card program used by people with full civil protection orders. Under the substitute, the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) would become the source for HOPE cards rather than the issuing court clerk, cards would no longer be required to have a scannable electronic format, and the set of mandatory personal…
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