Transcript Protection From Abuse Database Updates

Protection From Abuse
Database Updates
PA Prothonotaries’ and
Clerks of Courts’
Conference 2007
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
 1-888-235-3425  www.pcadv.org 
What’s New?
Form Changes on May 7, 2007
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BEFORE MAY 7, 2007
 Petitioner’s Attachment A
 Court’s Attachment A
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AFTER MAY 7, 2007
 Attachment A to Petition
 Attachment A to an Order
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Additional Relief
 Prohibit defendant from stalking and harassing
family and household members of plaintiff
Attachment A
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List the firearms, other weapons and
ammunition on the attachment to
the petition and order.
Not accessible to the public
 23 Pa.C.S. §6108(a)(7)(v)
Deleting Documents
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Users can delete their
own proposed
documents
Users can NOT delete
filed documents or
documents created by
another user
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County filer can delete
filed documents until
they are transferred
electronically to the
PSP.
No user can delete
documents after they
are transferred to the
PSP.
Telephone Numbers
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Options
 Encrypted for PSP use Only
 Viewable for all PFAD users
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Plaintiffs are Not Required to provide
a telephone number
Docket Transfer to Counties
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Contacting Counties
Process and Technical Considerations
 XML
 JNET
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Development and Testing
Pilot Counties – 3 good candidates
Training Requests
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Online Training Request Form
 Complete and Submit Online
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Printable Training Request Form
 PDF Online to Print and Fax
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Fax Number: 717-545-6952
Call for Training Request
 1-888-235-3425
The PFAD Reporter
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New Online Newsletter
 Updates
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Changes in PFAD
PFA Act Changes
 Training Issues
 Technology Issues
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The PFAD Reporter via email
Reaching Out to YOU!
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How best to communicate important
changes or issues to you?
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Newsletter via email
Regular email messages
Messages on the website
Pop-up alert boxes when you log in
Other suggestions
Federal VAWA 2005
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VAWA 2005 (VAWA III) most recent
enactment of a series of federal laws
designed to improve services and
responses to VAW.
VAWA III further expands system
responses to DV, dating violence, sexual
assault and stalking.
VAWA III incorporates preventive,
outreach, and community-based services
for survivors and their families.
VAWA III Court Programs
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Funding for court
programs designed to
address DV, dating
violence, sexual
assault and stalking;
development of
national training
curriculum for court
and court- related
personnel on these
issues.
What effect does VAWA III have
on Prothonotaries?
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VAWA III amends
full faith and credit
provisions of
federal law to
restrict information
a court can make
available
electronically about
victims.
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No internet
information about
the registration,
filing of a petition
for, or issuance of
a protection order
if publication
reveals the ID or
location of a
victim.
18 USC §2265
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A State…shall not make available publicly
on the Internet any information regarding
the registration, filing of a petition for, or
issuance of a protection order…if such
publication would be likely to publicly
reveal the ID or location of the party
protected under such order.
A State …may share court-generated and
law enforcement-generated information
contained in secure, governmental
registries for protection order enforcement
purposes.
Pennsylvania’s Response to
Victim Confidentiality
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AOPC’s Electronic
Case Record Public
Access Policy
issued on January
1, 2007
Sets forth
parameters for
public access and
inspection of
electronic case
records.
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Provides that victim
information including
name, address and
other contact
information in an
electronic record is
not accessible by the
public.
Applies to CPCMS,
MDJS and PACMS
only.
Contacting PCADV and PFAD
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For PFAD Technical Support
 1-888-235-3425
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PA Legal Office for Questions
Regarding Protection Orders, PFA Act
 1-888-235-3425
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Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Contacting Today’s Speakers
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Tracy Griffith
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Kathy Morrison
 Training Specialist
 PFAD Project
 PA Senior Attorney
 PCADV Legal Office
 1-888-235-3425
 1-888-235-3425
ext. 190
 Email:
[email protected]
ext. 187
 Email:
[email protected]