Montana eventually implemented something called the Hope Card. It is the size of a driver’s license and laminated and contains identifying information about the offender, including a picture, the active dates of the protection order, and any other pertinent information. Victims can get multiple Hope Cards and pass them out to coworkers, teachers and administrators at a child’s school or anyone else who might need to be made aware of the order of protection. Two other states, Idaho and Indiana, have implemented the Hope Card, and more than a dozen other states have looked into Montana’s
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