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Guide to Judicial Notification


 This technical assistance bulletin provides information for courts on how to comply with the Judicial Notification grant certifications that require courts to notify respondents in protection order matters and defendants convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence of federal firearm prohibitions.

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-05133 MUMU and 15JOVW-23-GK-05140-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/presentation/exhibit are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the departments and do not in any way constitute an endorsement by the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Guide to Judicial Notification

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