RAISED BILL #443: AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO VICTIM SUPPORT GROUPS OF THE NAMES OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Judiciary Committee

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA

Monday, March 14, 2016

10:30 AM in Room 2C of the LOB

TO BE CONSIDERED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN PUBLIC HEARING THIS MONDAY, THE FOLLOWING RAISED BILL #443:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2016) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes concerning the confidentiality of the identity of a victim of domestic violence, a municipal police department may forward the names of victims of domestic violence to domestic violence victim support groups approved by the Judicial Department or which are under contract with a state agency or the municipality for the provision of victim support services.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2016	New section

Statement of Purpose:
To lift the confidentiality afforded to victims of domestic violence for the limited purpose of allowing municipal police departments to provide the names of such victims to victim support groups.
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