Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-5. Registration of order
(a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall:
(1) present a certified copy of the order to the appropriate law enforcement agency; or
(2) present a certified copy of the order to the department of attorney general and request that the order be registered with the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-5
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Foreign protection order: means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-2
- Issuing state: means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-2
- Protected individual: means an individual protected by a protection order. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-2
- Protection order: means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic-violence, family-violence, or anti-stalking 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. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-2
- 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. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-15.1-2
(b) Upon receipt of a foreign protection order the appropriate law enforcement agency shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered the appropriate law enforcement agency shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(c) The appropriate law enforcement agency shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protective order which has been certified by the issuing state. A registered foreign protection order that is inaccurate or is not currently in effect must be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.
(d) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual stating that, to the best of the protected individual’s knowledge, the order is currently in effect.
(e) A foreign protection order registered under this chapter may be entered in any existing state or federal registry of protection orders, in accordance with applicable law.
(f) A fee may not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.