---
title: "Screen an information-sharing request made to a VAWA-funded program"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/screen-an-information-sharing-request-about-family-violence-risk/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-MO20261022-10-US"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen an information-sharing request made to a VAWA-funded program

> Record who is asking, whether the program is a VAWA grantee or subgrantee, whether the request seeks personally identifying information or only aggregate data, and whether a secure registry is the proposed destination.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/screen-an-information-sharing-request-about-family-violence-risk/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record who is asking, whether the program is a VAWA grantee or subgrantee, whether the request seeks personally identifying information or only aggregate data, and whether a secure registry is the proposed destination. Do not decide that the information is sent. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the request fits an exception in 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(2). Grantees and subgrantees may share non-personally identifying aggregate data and demographic information for reporting, evaluation, or data collection. They may share court-generated and law-enforcement-generated information contained in secure governmental registries for protection-order enforcement, and law-enforcement and prosecution information necessary for law enforcement and prosecution. They may not require a victim to consent to release of personally identifying information as a condition of receiving services, and they may not share personally identifying information in order to comply with a grant reporting requirement. If a statute or court mandate compels a release, they shall attempt to notify the affected victims and protect their privacy and safety. 18 U.S.C. § 2265(d)(3) separately allows secure governmental registries for enforcement and forbids public internet publication that would likely reveal the protected person's identity or location. Nothing in the opened pages creates a general duty to answer a private request for a risk assessment. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Screen an information-sharing request about family-violence risk](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/screen-an-information-sharing-request-about-family-violence-risk.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record who is asking, whether the program is a VAWA grantee or subgrantee, whether the request seeks personally identifying information or only aggregate data, and whether a secure registry is the proposed destination. Do not decide that the information is sent.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A VAWA grantee is not, on these pages, a prescribed state information-sharing entity. Do not use that label.
- Aggregate data and personally identifying information are treated differently. Do not collapse them.

## Sources

- [34 U.S.C. § 12291 (2023 edition, govinfo)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title34/html/USCODE-2023-title34-subtitleI-chap121-subchapIII-sec12291.htm) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [18 U.S.C. § 2265, Full faith and credit given to protection orders (2023 edition, govinfo)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title18/html/USCODE-2023-title18-partI-chap110A-sec2265.htm) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*