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Victims' addresses will no longer be public in Colorado

Victims’ addresses will be off-limits to their abusers and the general public under a new law that goes into effect in Colorado next month.

Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation May 31 establishing a Victim Address Confidentiality Program. H.B. 1350, which takes effect July 1, will allow a victim of a sex crime, domestic violence or stalking to have a fake address listed in public records


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Published Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:42 PM by JoelCampbell

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