Bill > HB238

This bill amends Pennsylvania's Domestic Relations law to further provide relief in protection from abuse cases. The key provisions are: 1. It allows courts to order the defendant in a protection order to remove the plaintiff as a party to any shared telephone plan within 3 calendar days and pay any resulting fees or penalties. Failure to do so can result in penalties for contempt of court. 2. It requires telecommunications providers to allow victims of domestic violence to opt out of shared telephone plan contracts with their abusers without charge, upon providing certain documentation such as a police report or protection order. Providers must also provide a new phone number within 24 hours of the request. 3. The bill sets confidentiality requirements for any documentation provided by victims to telecommunications providers under this law.