Automated Protection Order Victim Notification System
The bill requires the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety (division) to establish an automated protection order victim notification system (notification system) to provide a victim, a victim's immediate family, and other interested persons (registered users) with information related to a criminal or civil protection order. The notification system must disseminate specific information to registered users in English and Spanish through a telephone call, text message, or mobile phone application. The bill authorizes the division to contract with a third-party entity to provide the functionality for the notification system.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)