Georgia § 19-13-54 - Foreign protective orders.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 19-13-54 — Foreign protective orders., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-13-54. Foreign protective orders.
A petitioner who obtains a 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. Filing shall be without fee or cost. 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. 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. Foreign protective orders shall not be required to be contained on a standardized form or forms in order to be entered in the registry. 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. (Code 1981, § 19-13-54 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1349, § 5/HB 452.)
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Section 19-13-54 ("Foreign protective orders.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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