- 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.
History. Code 1981, § 19-13-54 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1349, § 5/HB 452.