What is VINE Protective Order?
It is a toll-free telephone service that allows petitioners for civil protective orders to call any time of day or night to register for notification and to find out whether a protective order has been served, when court hearings will be held, when amendments are filed, and when the order is about to expire. How much does VINE Protective Order cost? The system is free to users and to the communities that have been chosen for the pilot project. A $990,000 grant from the U.S. Office on Violence Against Women, awarded to the Mary Byron Foundation– a Louisville, Kentucky-based organization that supports agencies working to stop domestic violence — will pay for the system. Who manages VINE Protective Order? The Mary Byron Foundation will oversee the VINE Protective Order project. Appriss Inc., the chosen vendor, will implement and operate VINE Protective Order, and handle the technical aspects of the system. Where will VINE Protective Order be operated? Forty-one sites in six states have
