Title 19, Chapter 13, Section 54
( 19-13-54)
(a) A petitioner who obtains a valid foreign protective order may
file that order by filing a certified copy of the foreign protective
order with any clerk of court of the superior court in this state. (b) Filing shall be without fee or cost. (c) The clerk of court shall provide the petitioner with a receipt
bearing proof of submission of the foreign protective order for
entry in the registry. (d) The clerk of court shall transmit to the registry a copy of the foreign protective order in the same manner as provided in Code Section 19-13-53. (e) Foreign protective orders shall not be required to be contained
on a standardized form or forms in order to be entered in the
registry. (f) Filing and registry of the foreign protective order in the
registry shall not be prerequisites for enforcement of the foreign
protective order in this state. |