Guam § 14105 - Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Orders for

§ 14105. Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Orders for

Protection; Duties of Court Clerk.

(a) A certified copy of an order for protection or restraining order

issued in another state may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior

Court. The Clerk shall act upon the order in the same manner as the clerk

acts upon an order for protection or restraining order issued by the Superior

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Court.

(b) Any valid protection order related to abuse, or domestic or family

violence, issued by a court of another state, tribe, territory or

commonwealth of the United States, and filed in accordance with

Subsection (a) shall be afforded full faith and credit by the courts of Guam

and enforced as if it were issued on Guam, pursuant to the Violence Against

Women Act, 18 U.S.C. '2265.

(c) The Clerk of the Superior Court shall:

(1) maintain a registry in which to enter certified orders for

protection or restraining orders issued in other states that are received

for filing; and

(2) at the request of a court of another state or at the request of a

person who is affected by or has a legitimate interest in an order for

protection, certify and forward a copy of the order to that court or

person at no cost to the requesting party.