Washington § 2.56.240 - Reconciling duplicate or conflicting no-contact or protection orders.

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§ 2.56.240. Reconciling duplicate or conflicting no-contact or protection orders.

(1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop guidelines by December 1, 2011, for all courts to establish a process to reconcile duplicate or conflicting no-contact or protection orders issued by courts in this state.
(2) The guidelines developed under subsection (1) of this section must include:
(a) A process to allow any party named in a no-contact or protection order to petition for the purpose of reconciling duplicate or conflicting orders; and
(b) A procedure to address no-contact and protection order data sharing between court jurisdictions in this state.
(3) By January 1, 2011, the administrative office of the courts shall provide a report back to the legislature concerning the progress made to develop the guidelines required by this section.
[ 2010 c 274 s 310.]

Notes

Intent—2010 c 274: See note following RCW 10.31.100.

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