North Dakota Code 14-07.4-01 – Definitions
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-07.4-01
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state.
2. “Issuing state” means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order.
3. “Mutual foreign protection order” means a foreign protection order that includes provisions issued in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent.
4. “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a protection order.
5. “Protection order” means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence or family violence laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to another individual. The term includes an injunction or other order issued under the antistalking laws of the issuing state.
6. “Respondent” means the individual against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought.
7. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band that has jurisdiction to issue protection orders.
8. “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order.