§ 858. Hope cards.
1.As used in this section, "hope card" shall mean\neither:\n (a) a digital image of the final order of protection as issued in\ncourt, delivered via text message, email or other electronic\ncommunication; or\n (b) a durable, wallet-sized physical card that contains a summary of\ninformation about a final order of protection.\n 2. The office of court administration shall develop a program to issue\na hope card to any party protected by a final order of protection. The\nprogram shall allow protected parties to request a hope card at the time\na final order of protection has been issued while in court, and the\nability to apply at a later date. A hope card shall be provided at no\ncost to a protected party. For the purposes of determining whether\nreasonable cause for
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§ 858. Hope cards. 1. As used in this section, "hope card" shall mean\neither:\n (a) a digital image of the final order of protection as issued in\ncourt, delivered via text message, email or other electronic\ncommunication; or\n (b) a durable, wallet-sized physical card that contains a summary of\ninformation about a final order of protection.\n 2. The office of court administration shall develop a program to issue\na hope card to any party protected by a final order of protection. The\nprogram shall allow protected parties to request a hope card at the time\na final order of protection has been issued while in court, and the\nability to apply at a later date. A hope card shall be provided at no\ncost to a protected party. For the purposes of determining whether\nreasonable cause for an arrest exists under paragraph (b) of subdivision\nfour of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law, a hope card shall\nhave the same effect as a copy of an underlying order of protection in\nindicating the prior issuance of such an order.\n 3. The wallet-sized, physical hope card shall contain a summary of the\norder of protection, including:\n (a) the name and date of birth of the primary protected party and any\nother protected parties;\n (b) the name and date of birth of the individual restrained;\n (c) the issuing court and judge;\n (d) the docket or dockets, case or cases or indictment number or\nindictment numbers for the relevant case or cases, and the final order\nnumber; and\n (e) the date of issuance and expiration of the final order.\n 4. Any protected party may elect to receive a hope card:\n (a) in digital form, delivered via text message, email or other\nelectronic communication;\n (b) in physical form, printed on a durable, wallet-sized card; or\n (c) both.\n 5. Applications for hope cards shall be made accessible in an online\nportal developed and maintained by the office of court administration,\nas well as a paper form to be made available at any court with\njurisdiction to issue an order of protection.\n