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Bill would let corrections contact victims when incarcerated people seek name changes; committee hears 'may' vs. 'shall' debate
Summary
Senate Bill 65 would allow the Department of Corrections to notify victims when a person in custody petitions to change their name. DOC said the change fills an engagement gap; senators debated whether notification should be mandatory ('shall') or require reasonable efforts.
Senate Bill 65, sponsored by Sen. Shelly Vance, would give the Department of Corrections statutory authority to contact defined victims when an incarcerated person files to change their name. The bill’s text refers to victims as defined in statutory citation 46-18-243 and aims to let victims provide input to courts considering name-change petitions.
Scott Eichner, the Department of Corrections’ rehabilitation programs chief, told the committee that victim engagement is routine in many DOC…
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