Bill > HB611

This bill aims to improve the collection and reporting of data related to domestic violence and abuse in Kentucky. It creates a new provision that automatically triggers an application for an order of protection or an interpersonal protective order when someone is convicted of certain assault felonies, if the victim is a family member, member of an unmarried couple, or in a dating relationship, unless the victim requests otherwise; these orders can be issued by the court that convicted the person and can last up to ten years. The bill also mandates that the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), which manages court operations, must provide information on whether parties involved in petitions for orders of protection were represented by legal counsel. Additionally, the Kentucky State Police will be required to submit all statistical information from JC-3 forms, which are uniform reporting forms for crimes, specifically focusing on all fields related to domestic violence or dating violence. The bill also removes the count of orders of protection from a system called LINK and requires that JC-3 forms be made available electronically rather than just in print.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb611.html