Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:372 – Injunction against abuse; form; central registry
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:372
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. In a proceeding for divorce, a court may grant an injunction prohibiting a spouse from physically or sexually abusing the other spouse or a child of either of the parties.
B. Immediately upon rendering a decision granting relief provided in Subsection A of this Section, the judge shall cause to have prepared a Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 46:2136.2(C), shall sign such order, and shall immediately forward it to the clerk of court for filing on the day that the order is issued.
C. The clerk of the issuing court shall transmit the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order to the Judicial Administrator’s Office, Louisiana Supreme Court, for entry into the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 46:2136.2(A), by facsimile transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. The clerk of the issuing court shall also send a copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 46:2136.2(C), or any modification thereof, to the chief law enforcement officer of the parish where the person or persons protected by the order reside by facsimile transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. A copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order shall be retained on file in the office of the chief law enforcement officer until otherwise directed by the court.
Acts 1990, No. 1009, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1156, §4; Acts 2003, No. 750, §3; Acts 2014, No. 317, §1.