Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-60.22
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic
Violence Protection Orders Act:
1. “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued
by a tribunal of another state;
2. “Issuing state” means the state whose tribunal issues a
protection order;
3. “Mutual foreign protection order” means a foreign protection
order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected
individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent;
4. “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a
protection order;
5. “Protection order” means an injunction or other order,
issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family violence,
or anti-stalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual
from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of,
contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another
individual;
6. “Respondent” means the individual against whom enforcement
of a protection order is sought;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 107
7. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band that has
jurisdiction to issue protection orders; and
8. “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity authorized
by law to issue or modify a protection order.
Violence Protection Orders Act:
1. “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued
by a tribunal of another state;
2. “Issuing state” means the state whose tribunal issues a
protection order;
3. “Mutual foreign protection order” means a foreign protection
order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected
individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent;
4. “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a
protection order;
5. “Protection order” means an injunction or other order,
issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family violence,
or anti-stalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual
from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of,
contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another
individual;
6. “Respondent” means the individual against whom enforcement
of a protection order is sought;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 107
7. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band that has
jurisdiction to issue protection orders; and
8. “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity authorized
by law to issue or modify a protection order.
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