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RCW 26.52.020

Foreign protection orders—Validity.

Applied in 44 court decisions — leading case State v. Bunker (2010)

Most recently applied in 16 Wash. App. 2d 327 - State Of Washington v. Kenneth Lavelle Madden, Jr. (February 2021)

1999 c 184 s 4.

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A foreign protection order is valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state, territory, possession, tribe, or United States military tribunal. There is a presumption in favor of validity where an order appears authentic on its face.

A person under restraint must be given reasonable notice and the opportunity to be heard before the order of the foreign state, territory, possession, tribe, or United States military tribunal was issued, provided, in the case of ex parte orders, notice and opportunity to be heard was given as soon as possible after the order was issued, consistent with due process.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.