Oklahoma § 22-60.12 - Foreign protective orders – Presumption of validity –
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§ 22-60.12. Foreign protective orders – Presumption of validity –
Peace officers immune from liability.
A. It is the intent of the Legislature that all foreign
protective orders shall have the rebuttable presumption of validity,
even if the foreign protective order contains provisions which could
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure
not be contained in a protective order issued by an Oklahoma court.
The validity of a foreign protective order shall only be determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction. Until a foreign protective
order is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction it
shall be given full faith and credit by all peace officers and
courts in the State of Oklahoma.
B. A peace officer of this state shall be immune from liability
for enforcing provisions of a foreign protective order.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 85, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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