Oregon Statutes 180.720 – Hope Card Program; rules
(1) The Department of Justice shall develop, implement and administer a statewide Hope Card Program for the issuance of information cards regarding eligible civil protection orders.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 180.720
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) The department, by rule, shall establish eligibility requirements for eligible civil protection orders.
(3) Upon request, the Hope Card Program shall provide one or more information cards to a person protected by an eligible civil protection order.
(4) An information card issued under this section must be a durable, wallet-sized card containing essential information about the civil protection order, including the persons subject to the order, the court case number and jurisdiction, the issuance and expiration dates of the order and any other information prescribed by the department by rule.
(5) The Hope Card Program may not charge a fee for an application for or the issuance of an information card under this section.
(6) The department, in consultation with Oregon Indian tribes, the Oregon State Police, the State Court Administrator, representatives of victim service organizations and other appropriate entities, shall adopt rules for the administration of the Hope Card Program. [2021 c.460 § 1]
180.720 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 180 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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