Action-speeding ‘HOPE Card’ program for domestic violence survivors to begin rollout
On Oct. 1, the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a new program will begin rolling out to help speed protective action for existing or potential domestic violence survivors.
It’s called, for short, the HOPE Card program, and it will enable victims of domestic violence and those at risk of abuse to quickly prove the existence of a court-authorized protective order and the parties involved.
The program is the result of legislation (SB 86) last Session, spearheaded by Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book of Davie, Democratic Rep. Mike Gottlieb of Davie and Republican Rep. Traci Koster of Tampa.
Lawmakers last Session unanimously approved the measure, which authorizes the Office of...
