Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Subcommittee backs bill to notify victims when registry-listed people seek name changes
Summary
The civil subcommittee voted unanimously to report House Bill 1846, which would require commonwealth's attorneys to make reasonable efforts to locate and notify victims when a person listed on the crimes-against-minors/offender registry petitions to change their name.
The Civil Subcommittee of the House Courts of Justice on Monday voted 6-0 to report House Bill 1846, a measure that would require commonwealth's attorneys to attempt to locate and notify victims before a court grants a name change to someone required to register on the crimes-against-minors/offender registry.
Delegate Doug Arnold, the bill’s patron, told the committee the measure “requires commonwealth's attorneys who are given notice of the name change by someone that's required to register on the . . . offender crimes against minor registry to notify the victims of the proposed name change.”
The bill would allow victims to appear personally or…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
