586-5.8 Transfer or release of domestic abuse victims from shared wireless plans.
§586-5.8 Transfer or release of domestic abuse victims from shared wireless plans. (a) The court may issue an order requiring a wireless telecommunications service provider, without charge, penalty, or fee, to: (1) Transfer the billing authority and all rights to the wireless telephone number or numbers of a shared wireless plan to a petitioner who […]
586-6 Notice of order.
§586-6 Notice of order. (a) Any order issued under this chapter shall either be personally served upon the respondent, or served by certified mail, unless the respondent was present at the hearing in which case the respondent shall be deemed to have notice of the order. A filed copy of each order issued under this […]
586-7 Assistance of police in service or execution.
§586-7 Assistance of police in service or execution. When an order is issued under this chapter upon request of the petitioner, the court may order the police department to serve the order and related documents upon respondent and to accompany the petitioner and assist in placing the petitioner in possession of the dwelling or residence. […]
586-8 Right to apply for relief.
§586-8 Right to apply for relief. (a) A person’s right to apply for relief shall not be affected by the person’s leaving the residence or household to avoid abuse. (b) The court shall not require security or bond of any party unless it deems [it] necessary in exceptional cases. [L 1982, c 123, pt of […]
586-9 Modification of order.
§586-9 Modification of order. Upon application, notice to all parties, and hearing, the court may modify the terms of an existing order for protection. The court may deny, without hearing, a motion to dismiss or to modify the terms of an existing order for protection if the motion, on its face, does not allege facts […]
586-10 Copy to law enforcement agency.
§586-10 Copy to law enforcement agency. (a) Any order for protection granted pursuant to this chapter shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court within twenty-four hours to the appropriate county police department. (b) Each county police department shall make available to other law enforcement officers in the same county, through a system for […]
586-10.5 Reports by the department of human services; court responsibilities.
§586-10.5 Reports by the department of human services; court responsibilities. In cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse involving a family or household member who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 560:5-102, the employee or appropriate nonjudicial agency designated by the family court to assist the petitioner shall report […]
586-11 Violation of an order for protection.
§586-11 Violation of an order for protection. (a) Whenever an order for protection is granted pursuant to this chapter, a respondent or person to be restrained who knowingly or intentionally violates the order for protection is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person convicted under this section shall undergo domestic violence intervention at any available domestic […]
586-12 Mutual protective orders.
§586-12 Mutual protective orders. No protective order shall be entered against the plaintiff in the same petition unless: (1) The respondent properly files a separate petition; and (2) The plaintiff has reasonable notice of the filing of the separate petition. [L 2016, c 4, §2]
586-21 Foreign protective orders.
§586-21 Foreign protective orders. Any valid protective order, as defined in 18 U.S.C. §2266, issued by a court or tribunal of another state, tribe, or territory of the United States shall be accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this State and shall be enforced as if it were an order issued in […]