Protection From Abuse Protection From Abuse Database UpdatesDatabase Updates

PA Prothonotaries’ and PA Prothonotaries’ and Clerks of Courts’ Clerks of Courts’ Conference 2007Conference 2007

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1-888-235-3425 www.pcadv.org

What’s New?What’s New?

Form Changes on May 7, 2007Form Changes on May 7, 2007

BEFORE MAY 7, 2007BEFORE MAY 7, 2007 Petitioner’s Attachment APetitioner’s Attachment A Court’s Attachment ACourt’s Attachment A

AFTER MAY 7, 2007AFTER MAY 7, 2007 Attachment A to Petition Attachment A to Petition Attachment A to an OrderAttachment A to an Order

Additional ReliefAdditional Relief Prohibit defendant from stalking and harassing Prohibit defendant from stalking and harassing

family and household members of plaintifffamily and household members of plaintiff

Attachment AAttachment A

List the firearms, other weapons and List the firearms, other weapons and ammunition on the attachment to ammunition on the attachment to the petition and order.the petition and order.

Not accessible to the publicNot accessible to the public 23 Pa.C.S. §6108(a)(7)(v)23 Pa.C.S. §6108(a)(7)(v)

Deleting DocumentsDeleting Documents

Users can delete their Users can delete their own proposed own proposed documentsdocuments

Users can NOT delete Users can NOT delete filed documents or filed documents or documents created by documents created by another useranother user

County filer can delete County filer can delete filed documents until filed documents until they are transferred they are transferred electronically to the electronically to the PSP.PSP.

No user can delete No user can delete documents after they documents after they are transferred to the are transferred to the PSP.PSP.

OptionsOptions Encrypted for PSP use OnlyEncrypted for PSP use Only Viewable for all PFAD usersViewable for all PFAD users

Plaintiffs are Not Required to provide Plaintiffs are Not Required to provide a telephone numbera telephone number

Telephone NumbersTelephone Numbers

Docket Transfer to CountiesDocket Transfer to Counties

Contacting CountiesContacting Counties Process and Technical ConsiderationsProcess and Technical Considerations

XMLXML JNETJNET

Development and TestingDevelopment and Testing Pilot Counties – 3 good candidates Pilot Counties – 3 good candidates

Training RequestsTraining Requests

Online Training Request FormOnline Training Request Form Complete and Submit OnlineComplete and Submit Online

Printable Training Request FormPrintable Training Request Form PDF Online to Print and FaxPDF Online to Print and Fax

Fax Number: 717-545-6952Fax Number: 717-545-6952

Call for Training RequestCall for Training Request 1-888-235-34251-888-235-3425

The PFAD ReporterThe PFAD Reporter

New Online NewsletterNew Online Newsletter UpdatesUpdates

Changes in PFADChanges in PFAD PFA Act ChangesPFA Act Changes

Training IssuesTraining Issues Technology IssuesTechnology Issues

Available Soon- sign up to receive Available Soon- sign up to receive The PFAD Reporter via emailThe PFAD Reporter via email

Reaching Out to YOU!Reaching Out to YOU!

How best to communicate important How best to communicate important changes or issues to you?changes or issues to you? Newsletter via emailNewsletter via email Regular email messagesRegular email messages Messages on the websiteMessages on the website Pop-up alert boxes when you log inPop-up alert boxes when you log in Other suggestionsOther suggestions

Federal VAWA 2005 Federal VAWA 2005

VAWA 2005 (VAWA III) most recent VAWA 2005 (VAWA III) most recent enactment of a series of federal laws enactment of a series of federal laws designed to improve services and designed to improve services and responses to VAW.responses to VAW.

VAWA III further expands system VAWA III further expands system responses to DV, dating violence, sexual responses to DV, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.assault and stalking.

VAWA III incorporates preventive, VAWA III incorporates preventive, outreach, and community-based services outreach, and community-based services for survivors and their families.for survivors and their families.

VAWA III Court ProgramsVAWA III Court Programs Funding for court Funding for court

programs designed to programs designed to address DV, dating address DV, dating violence, sexual violence, sexual assault and stalking; assault and stalking; development of development of national training national training curriculum for court curriculum for court and court- related and court- related personnel on these personnel on these issues.issues.

What effect does VAWA III have What effect does VAWA III have on Prothonotaries?on Prothonotaries?

VAWA III amends VAWA III amends full faith and credit full faith and credit provisions of provisions of federal law to federal law to restrict information restrict information a court can make a court can make available available electronically electronically about victims.about victims.

No internet No internet information about information about the registration, the registration, filing of a petition filing of a petition for, or issuance of for, or issuance of a protection order a protection order if publication if publication reveals the ID or reveals the ID or location of a victim.location of a victim.

18 USC §226518 USC §2265 A State…shall not make available publicly A State…shall not make available publicly

on the Internet any information regarding on the Internet any information regarding the registration, filing of a petition for, or the registration, filing of a petition for, or issuance of a protection order…if such issuance of a protection order…if such publication would be likely to publicly publication would be likely to publicly reveal the ID or location of the party reveal the ID or location of the party protected under such order.protected under such order.

A State …may share court-generated and A State …may share court-generated and law enforcement-generated information law enforcement-generated information contained in secure, governmental contained in secure, governmental registries for protection order enforcement registries for protection order enforcement purposes.purposes.

Pennsylvania’s Response to Pennsylvania’s Response to Victim ConfidentialityVictim Confidentiality

AOPC’s Electronic AOPC’s Electronic Case Record Public Case Record Public Access Policy Access Policy issued on January issued on January 1, 20071, 2007

Sets forth Sets forth parameters for parameters for public access and public access and inspection of inspection of electronic case electronic case records.records.

Provides that victim Provides that victim information including information including name, address and name, address and other contact other contact information in an information in an electronic record is electronic record is not accessible by the not accessible by the public.public.

Applies to CPCMS, Applies to CPCMS, MDJS and PACMS MDJS and PACMS only.only.

Contacting PCADV and PFADContacting PCADV and PFAD

For PFAD Technical Support For PFAD Technical Support 1-888-235-3425 1-888-235-3425

PA Legal Office for Questions PA Legal Office for Questions Regarding Protection Orders, PFA ActRegarding Protection Orders, PFA Act 1-888-235-34251-888-235-3425

Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pmMonday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm

Contacting Today’s SpeakersContacting Today’s Speakers

Tracy GriffithTracy Griffith Training SpecialistTraining Specialist PFAD ProjectPFAD Project

1-888-235-3425 1-888-235-3425 ext. 190ext. 190

Email: Email: tlg@pcadv.orgtlg@pcadv.org

Kathy MorrisonKathy Morrison PA Senior AttorneyPA Senior Attorney PCADV Legal OfficePCADV Legal Office

1-888-235-3425 1-888-235-3425 ext. 187ext. 187

Email: Email: km@pcadv.orgkm@pcadv.org