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Committee debates changing 'victim' to 'protected party' and confidentiality rules for protection orders
Summary
The committee discussed making sexual-assault and domestic-violence protection-order records consistent with the federal Violence Against Women Act and replacing the term “victim” with “protected party.”
The House Judiciary Committee discussed Senate Bill 23-26, a measure to make state law on restraining orders and domestic violence protection orders consistent with the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bill would limit public access to certain records and would change statutory references from “victim” to “protected party” in multiple places.
Chairman Clamine summarized the sponsor’s proposal and said the amendment would replace “victim” with “protected party” where appropriate to reflect that more than one individual (for example, a parent and children) may be protected under a single petition. He cited VAWA language and said the change…
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