Protection From Abuse Database Updates PA Prothonotaries’ and Clerks of Courts’ Conference 2007 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence   

What’s New?

Form Changes on May 7, 2007  BEFORE MAY 7, 2007  Petitioner’s Attachment A  Court’s Attachment A  AFTER MAY 7, 2007  Attachment A to Petition  Attachment A to an Order  Additional Relief  Prohibit defendant from stalking and harassing family and household members of plaintiff

Attachment A  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  Users can delete their own proposed documents  Users can NOT delete filed documents or documents created by another user  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.

 Options  Encrypted for PSP use Only  Viewable for all PFAD users  Plaintiffs are Not Required to provide a telephone number Telephone Numbers

Docket Transfer to Counties  Contacting Counties  Process and Technical Considerations  XML  JNET  Development and Testing  Pilot Counties – 3 good candidates

Training Requests  Online Training Request Form  Complete and Submit Online  Printable Training Request Form  PDF Online to Print and Fax  Fax Number:  Call for Training Request 

The PFAD Reporter  New Online Newsletter  Updates  Changes in PFAD  PFA Act Changes  Training Issues  Technology Issues  Available Soon- sign up to receive The PFAD Reporter via

Reaching Out to YOU!  How best to communicate important changes or issues to you?  Newsletter via  Regular messages  Messages on the website  Pop-up alert boxes when you log in  Other suggestions

Federal VAWA 2005  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 VAWA III Court Programs  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?  VAWA III amends full faith and credit provisions of federal law to restrict information a court can make available electronically about victims.  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  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  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.  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  For PFAD Technical Support   PA Legal Office for Questions Regarding Protection Orders, PFA Act   Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm

Contacting Today’s Speakers  Tracy Griffith  Training Specialist  PFAD Project  ext. 190   Kathy Morrison  PA Senior Attorney  PCADV Legal Office  ext. 187 