California Family Code PART 6 - Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act

  • Section 6450.
    This part may be cited as the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 98, Sec. 1....
  • Section 6451.
    In this part:(a) “Canadian domestic violence protection order” means a judgment or part of a judgment or order issued in English in a civil proceeding by...
  • Section 6452.
    (a) If a law enforcement officer determines under subdivision (b) or (c) that there is probable cause to believe a valid Canadian domestic violence protection order...
  • Section 6453.
    (a) A tribunal of this state may issue an order enforcing or refusing to enforce a Canadian domestic violence protection order on application of any of...
  • Section 6454.
    (a) An individual may register a Canadian domestic violence protection order in this state. To register the order, the individual must present a certified copy of...
  • Section 6455.
    (a) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action for false arrest or false imprisonment against, a law enforcement...
  • Section 6456.
    An individual who seeks a remedy under this part may seek other legal or equitable remedies.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (SB 204)...
  • Section 6457.
    If there is more than one order issued and one of the orders is an emergency protective order that has precedence in enforcement pursuant to...
  • Section 6458.
    This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq.), but does not...
  • Section 6459.
    This part applies to a Canadian domestic violence protection order issued before, on, or after January 1, 2018, and to a continuing action for enforcement...
  • Section 6460.
    If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018