Yiwu City in Zhejiang Province is to adopt a new inquiry system making domestic-violence records available to people before they get married, in a move to prevent and reduce cases of domestic violence.
The system will include a database of cases of physical abuse against spouses, parents and children that have been penalized by the court and public security departments since 2017, according to a guideline released on Monday by the city’s court, public security, women’s federation and three other departments.
A person may apply to find out whether his or her prospective marriage partner has a record of domestic violence via the inquiry system, said the guideline, which will take effect from July 1.
Each applicant is allowed to make no more than two inquiries about domestic violence within a year, and for no more than two potential marriage partners within a year.