Texas Family Code - Section 88.005. Registration Of Order
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§ 88.005. REGISTRATION OF ORDER. (a) An individual may
register a foreign protective order in this state. To register a
foreign protective order, an individual shall:
(1) present a certified copy of the order to a sheriff,
constable, or chief of police responsible for the registration of
orders in the local computer records and in the statewide law
enforcement system maintained by the Texas Department of Public
Safety; or
(2) present a certified copy of the order to the
Department of Public Safety and request that the order be
registered in the statewide law enforcement system maintained by
the Department of Public Safety.
(b) On receipt of a foreign protective order, the agency
responsible for the registration of protective orders shall
register the order in accordance with this section and furnish to
the individual registering the order a certified copy of the
registered order.
(c) The agency responsible for the registration of
protective orders shall register a foreign protective order on
presentation of a copy of a protective order that has been certified
by the issuing state. A registered foreign protective order that is
inaccurate or not currently in effect shall be corrected or removed
from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.
(d) An individual registering a foreign protective order
shall file an affidavit made by the protected individual that, to
the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the order is in
effect.
(e) A foreign protective order registered under this
section may be entered in any existing state or federal registry of
protective orders, in accordance with state or federal law.
(f) A fee may not be charged for the registration of a
foreign protective order.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 87.002 87.003 87.004 88.001 88.002 88.003 88.004 88.005 88.006 88.007 88.008 91.001 91.002 91.003 91.004
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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