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Committee advances bill letting victims use initials on public-facing documents
Summary
First-substitute House Bill 450 would allow victims to use initials on publicly accessible criminal justice documents and create a court-order pathway for authorized parties to obtain full identities; committee passed the bill unanimously.
The Senate Judiciary committee recommended first-substitute House Bill 450, which would let victims of certain crimes opt to use initials rather than full names on publicly accessible documents such as docket entries and some police reports, while preserving access to full identities for authorized parties by court order.
Representative Hayes, sponsor of HB 450, said the proposal responds to victims who decline to report crimes or participate in…
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