HB671:

Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program created.

Bill Summary:

Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program
created. Requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the
Supreme Court of Virginia to develop and all district courts and
circuit courts to implement the Hope Card Program (the Program) for
the issuance of a Hope Card to any person who has been issued a permanent
protective order by any district court or circuit court. The bill
provides that a Hope Card issued pursuant to the Program shall be
a durable, plastic, wallet-sized card containing, to the extent possible,
essential information about the protective order, such as the identifying
information and characteristics of the person subject to the protective
order, the issuance and expiration date of the protective order, the
terms of the protective order, and the names of any other persons
protected by the protective order.