Introduced By: Representatives Burlingame, Kelley, Barone, Kilmartin and Coderre
Date Introduced : February 3, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12-29 of the General Laws entitled "Domestic Violence Prevention Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
{ADD 12-29-8.1. Restraining order no contact order system-(R. O. N. C. O.) . -- ADD} {ADD All domestic violence and sexual assault protective orders must be filed in the R.O.N.C.O. system at the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification (B.C.I.) Unit. ADD}
{ADD All such orders from district court, superior court, family court, police departments and bail commissioners must be filed upon issuance by faxing or delivering such order to the B.C.I. Unit no later than the end of the day of issuance. Orders shall include the following: the terms of the order, the date of issuance, the date of the second hearing (if any), the dates of birth of the parties, and the date of expiration. ADD}
{ADD All modifications and terminations of such orders must also be faxed or delivered to the B.C.I. Unit o later than the end of the day of such modification. Any protective order issued pursuat to Chapter 15 of Title, 15, Chapter 8.1 of Title 8, and Title 15 which is terminated or expires for any reason, and any no-contact order issued by any superior court, district court or family court which is removed, rescinded or expired for any reason shall be expunged within thirty (30) days from the R.O.N.C.O. system and the prior existence of said protective order or no-contact order shall not be disclosed except by court order. ADD}
{ADD A person entitled to protection under an existing protection order shall, upon request, be given a certified copy of such order by the court clerk. The Attorney General's B.C.I. Unit shall accept said certified copy and enter such copy into the R.O.N.C.O. system. ADD}
{ADDFor purposes of this section, "Protective Orders" includes all family district, and superior court restraining orders, as well as, district and superior court no contact orders. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
