Protection order hope cards

AN ACT Relating to protection order hope cards; and amending RCW 1
7.105.352. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 7.105.352 and 2023 c 308 s 2 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop a 6
program for the issuance of protection order hope cards ((in 7
scannable electronic format by superior and district courts )). The 8
administrative office of the courts shall develop the program in 9
collaboration with the Washington state superior court judges' 10
association, the Washington state district and municipal court 11
judges' association, the Washington state association of county 12
clerks, association of Washington superior court administrators, 13
district and municipal court management association, and the 14
Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, and shall make 15
reasonably feasible efforts to solicit and incorporate input from 16
appropriate stakeholder groups, including representatives from victim 17
advocacy groups, law enforcement agencies, and the department of 18
licensing. 19
(2)(a) A hope card ((must)) may be in a scannable electronic 20
format including, but not limited to, a barcode, data matrix code, or 21
H-0651.1
HOUSE BILL 1460
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Griffey, Davis, Nance, Eslick, and Pollet
Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights &
Judiciary.
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a quick response code, and must contain, without limitations, the 1
following: 2
(i) The restrained person's name ((,)) and date of birth ((, sex, 3
race, eye color, hair color, height, weight, and other distinguishing 4
features)); 5
(ii) The protected person's or persons' name and date of birth 6
and the names and dates of birth of any minor children protected 7
under the order; and 8
(iii) Information about the protection order including, but not 9
limited to, the issuing court, the case number, and the date of 10
issuance and date of expiration of the order ((, and the relevant 11
details of the order, including any locations from which the person 12
is restrained)). 13
(b) If feasible, the information stored in a scannable electronic 14
format and accessible through a barcode, data matrix code, or a quick 15
response code must include a digital record of the protection order 16
as entered and provide access to the entire case history, including 17
the petition for protection order, statement, declaration, temporary 18
order, hearing notice, and proof of service. 19
(3) Commencing on January 1, 2025, a person who has been issued a 20
valid full protection order may request a hope card from the ((clerk 21
of the issuing court at the time the order is entered or at any 22
time)) administrative office of the courts hope card program prior to 23
the expiration of the order. 24
(4) A person requesting a hope card may not be charged a fee for 25
the issuance of ((an original and one duplicate)) a hope card.26
(5) A hope card has the same effect as the underlying protection 27
order. 28
(6) For the purposes of this section, "full protection order" 29
means a domestic violence protection order, a sexual assault 30
protection order, a stalking protection order, a vulnerable adult 31
protection order, or an antiharassment protection order, as defined 32
in this chapter. 33
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