This bill allows a victim of a crime to have the victim's initials used instead of the victim's name in publicly available criminal justice documents.
This bill:
- allows a victim of a crime to request to have the victim's initials used instead of the victim's name in publicly available criminal justice documents;
- requires a database of victim names that is searchable in response to a court order;
- provides that a database of victim names is a protected record under the Government Records Access and Management Act; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 77-38-6
Substitute #1: 63G-2-305, 77-38-6