Proceso de Exención para la Oficina del Defensor de Víctimas

Explicación Simple

Esta ley permite que la Oficina del Defensor de Víctimas comparta la dirección de alguien solo en casos de emergencia. Si una persona está en peligro, pueden dar esa información a las autoridades para ayudar.

Es como cuando guardas un secreto importante, pero si ves que alguien está en peligro, decides contarle a un amigo para que pueda ayudar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana, una mujer que ha sido víctima de acoso, está en peligro y su dirección no debe ser revelada. Si la policía necesita saber dónde vive para protegerla, la Oficina del Defensor de Víctimas puede compartir su dirección con ellos, siempre y cuando se verifique que es una situación de emergencia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(m) Waiver.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Office of Victim Advocate from granting a waiver to a State or local government agency pursuant to this section upon receipt of a program participant's written consent to do so. Cross References.Section 6709 is referred to in sections 6707, 6708 of this title. 23 Pa.C.S. 6710 - Emergency Disclosure (a) General rule.--The Office of Victim Advocate shall establish a system to respond to requests for emergency disclosures that will provide for 24-hour access to a program participant's actual address. (b) Request for emergency disclosure.--A government agency may request that the Office of Victim Advocate disclose a program participant's actual address through the system established pursuant to subsection (a). The Office of Victim Advocate shall disclose a program participant's actual address if the disclosure: (1) will prevent physical harm to a program participant or to a program participant's family member; or (2) is made to a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes and the circumstances warrant immediate disclosure. (c) Requirements for emergency disclosure.--Prior to disclosing a program participant's actual address pursuant to this section, the Office of Victim Advocate shall require: (1) verification of the requester's identity and the requester's employment with a government agency; (2) verification of the stated reason for the request to adequately ensure that emergency disclosure is required pursuant to subsection (b); (3) proof, to the satisfaction of the Office of Victim Advocate, that other methods to locate the program participant or the program participant's actual address have been tried and have failed or that the methods reasonably appear to be unlikely to succeed given th