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HB 2276 Nondisclosure of protective orders.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Nondisclosure of protective orders. Provides that for the purposes of protective orders generally, if the person protected by the order requests nondisclosure, neither a law-enforcement agency, the attorney for the Commonwealth, a court or the clerk's office, nor any employee of them, may disclose, except among themselves, the residential address, telephone number, or place of employment of the person protected by the order or that of the family of such person, except to the extent that disclosure is (i) required by law or the Rules of the Supreme Court, (ii) necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or (iii) permitted by the court for good cause. Currently, the nondisclosure is automatic, without regard to request by the person protected by the order.


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