Wisconsin § 813.128 - Uniform interstate enforcement of domestic violence protection orders act.
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§ 813.128. Uniform interstate enforcement of domestic violence protection orders act.
813.128(1g) (1g) Definitions. In this section: 813.128(1g)(a) (a) “Bodily harm” has the meaning given in s. 939.22 (4) . 813.128(1g)(b) (b) “Foreign mutual protection order” means a foreign protection order that includes provisions in favor of both the individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent. 813.128(1g)(c) (c) “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued by a tribunal other than a tribunal of this state. 813.128(1g)(d) (d) “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a protection order. 813.128(1g)(e) (e) “Protection order” means any temporary or permanent injunction or order issued by a tribunal to prevent an individual from engaging in abuse, bodily harm, communication, contact, harassment, physical proximity, threatening acts or violence to another person, other than support or custody orders. This term includes an injunction or order issued under the antistalking laws of the issuing state. 813.128(1g)(f) (f) “Respondent” means the individual against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought. 813.128(1g)(g) (g) “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity of a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, an American Indian tribe or band, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order. 813.128(2g) (2g) Status of a foreign protection order. 813.128(2g)(a) (a) A foreign protection order shall be accorded full faith and credit by the tribunals in this state and shall be enforced as if the order were an order of a tribunal of this state if the order meets all of the following conditions: 813.128(2g)(a)1. 1. The foreign protection order was obtained after providing the respondent a reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard sufficient to protect his or her right to due process. If the foreign protection order is an ex parte injunction or order, the respondent shall have been given notice and an opportunity to be heard within a reasonable time after the order was issued sufficient to protect his or her right to due process. 813.128(2g)(a)2. 2. The tribunal that issued the order had jurisdiction over the parties and over the subject matter. 813.128(2g)(a)3. 3. The order identifies the protected individual and the respondent. 813.128(2g)(a)4. 4. The order is currently in effect. 813.128(2g)(b) (b) A foreign protection order or modification of the foreign protection order that meets the requirements under this section has the same effect as an order issued under s.
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