sec.61Contact by victim advocate not prohibited

### sec.61 Contact by victim advocate not prohibited A condition mentioned in section 58 (d) or (e) that prohibits a respondent from asking someone else to contact or to locate an aggrieved or named person does not prohibit a victim advocate from contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person if— either of the following applies— the purpose of the victim advocate in contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person is to seek the consent of the aggrieved or named person to the provision of advocacy or support to the aggrieved or named person; the aggrieved or named person has consented to being contacted or located by a victim advocate; and the victim advocate is not knowingly in direct contact with the respondent; and the respondent is participating in an approved intervention program provided by an approved provider. In this section— victim advocate means a person engaged by an approved provider to provide advocacy for, and support of, an aggrieved or named person. (sec.61-ssec.1) A condition mentioned in section 58 (d) or (e) that prohibits a respondent from asking someone else to contact or to locate an aggrieved or named person does not prohibit a victim advocate from contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person if— either of the following applies— the purpose of the victim advocate in contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person is to seek the consent of the aggrieved or named person to the provision of advocacy or support to the aggrieved or named person; the aggrieved or named person has consented to being contacted or located by a victim advocate; and the victim advocate is not knowingly in direct contact with the respondent; and the respondent is participating in an approved intervention program provided by an approved provider. (sec.61-ssec.2) In this section— victim advocate means a person engaged by an approved provider to provide advocacy for, and support of, an aggrieved or named person. - (a) either of the following applies— (i) the purpose of the victim advocate in contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person is to seek the consent of the aggrieved or named person to the provision of advocacy or support to the aggrieved or named person; (ii) the aggrieved or named person has consented to being contacted or located by a victim advocate; and - (i) the purpose of the victim advocate in contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person is to seek the consent of the aggrieved or named person to the provision of advocacy or support to the aggrieved or named person; - (ii) the aggrieved or named person has consented to being contacted or located by a victim advocate; and - (b) the victim advocate is not knowingly in direct contact with the respondent; and - (c) the respondent is participating in an approved intervention program provided by an approved provider. - (i) the purpose of the victim advocate in contacting or locating the aggrieved or named person is to seek the consent of the aggrieved or named person to the provision of advocacy or support to the aggrieved or named person; - (ii) the aggrieved or named person has consented to being contacted or located by a victim advocate; and