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Protective Orders: Protecting Information of People Under 18 Years Old (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee jointly recommend adopting rules of court, adopting eight forms (a set of four in the Domestic Violence Prevention series and a set of four in the Civil Harassment Prevention series), and revising two forms, in order to implement the provisions in Assembly Bill 953 (Stats. 2017, ch. 384) that seek to protect information relating to minors in domestic violence and civil harassment restraining orders.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
To implement AB 953, the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council adopt eight new forms (four forms in the Domestic Violence Prevention series and a parallel set of four forms in the Civil Harassment Prevention series), revise two existing forms, adopt two California Rules of Court, and renumber one rule. The forms will eliminate the need for parties and the court to create specialized pleadings and orders, and the recommended rules will provide consistency in how these requests are processed within the judicial branch. Therefore, the committees recommend that the council take the following actions, effective January 1, 2019:
1. Adopt California Rules of Court, rules 3.1161 and 5.382;
2. Renumber rule 3.1152 to rule 3.1160;
3. Adopt Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential (forms CH-160 and DV-160);
4. Adopt Order on Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential (forms CH-165 and DV-165);
5. Adopt Notice of Order Protecting Information of Minor (forms CH-170 and DV-170);
6. Adopt Cover Sheet for Confidential Information (forms CH-175 and DV-175); and
7. Revise Notice of Court Hearing (forms CH-109 and DV-109).