(1) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall:
(a) Present a certified copy of the order to the chancery clerk's office of any county in this state; or
(b) Present a certified copy of the order to the Department of Human Services and request that the order be registered.
(2) Upon receipt of a protection order, the chancery clerk shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered, the chancery clerk shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(3) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the registration of foreign protection orders, and it shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protection order which has been certified by the issuing state. A registered foreign protection order which is inaccurate or is not in effect at the time of registration shall be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.
(4) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual that, to the best of the individual's knowledge, the order is in effect at the time of the registration.
(5) A foreign protection order registered under this chapter may be entered in any existing state or federal registries of protection orders, in accordance with state or federal law.
Sources: Laws, 2004, ch. 566, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2004.
(1) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall:
(a) Present a certified copy of the order to the chancery clerk's office of any county in this state; or
(b) Present a certified copy of the order to the Department of Human Services and request that the order be registered.
(2) Upon receipt of a protection order, the chancery clerk shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered, the chancery clerk shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(3) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the registration of foreign protection orders, and it shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protection order which has been certified by the issuing state. A registered foreign protection order which is inaccurate or is not in effect at the time of registration shall be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.
(4) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual that, to the best of the individual's knowledge, the order is in effect at the time of the registration.
(5) A foreign protection order registered under this chapter may be entered in any existing state or federal registries of protection orders, in accordance with state or federal law.
Sources: Laws, 2004, ch. 566, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2004.
(1) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall:
(a) Present a certified copy of the order to the chancery clerk's office of any county in this state; or
(b) Present a certified copy of the order to the Department of Human Services and request that the order be registered.
(2) Upon receipt of a protection order, the chancery clerk shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered, the chancery clerk shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(3) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the registration of foreign protection orders, and it shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protection order which has been certified by the issuing state. A registered foreign protection order which is inaccurate or is not in effect at the time of registration shall be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.
(4) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual that, to the best of the individual's knowledge, the order is in effect at the time of the registration.
(5) A foreign protection order registered under this chapter may be entered in any existing state or federal registries of protection orders, in accordance with state or federal law.
Sources: Laws, 2004, ch. 566, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2004.
