HB0102

Victim Privacy Amendments allows crime victims to use their initials instead of their names in public documents and mandates a searchable database of.

Utah HB0102, the Victim Privacy Amendments, allows a crime victim to request the use of their initials instead of their name in publicly available criminal justice documents. The bill requires the creation and maintenance of a database of victim names that is searchable in response to a court order. It also provides that a database of victim names is a protected record under the Government Records Access and Management Act. The bill makes technical and conforming changes to ensure victim privacy in the criminal justice process.