This bill addresses a crime victim's right to privacy.
This bill:
- allows a crime victim to request the use of the victim's initials instead of the victim's name in publicly available criminal justice documents;
- requires the creation and maintenance of 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: 63G-2-305, 77-38-6