Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-60.24
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Nonjudicial enforcement of foreign protection order
Official statutory text
A. A law enforcement officer of this state, upon determining
that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign
protection order exists and that the order has been violated, shall
enforce the order as if it were the order of a tribunal of this
state. Presentation of a protection order that identifies both the
protected individual and the respondent and, on its face, is
currently in effect constitutes probable cause to believe that a
valid foreign protection order exists. For the purposes of this
section, the protection order may be inscribed on a tangible medium
or may have been stored in an electronic or other medium if it is
retrievable in perceivable form. Presentation of a certified copy
of a protection order is not required for enforcement.
B. If a foreign protection order is not presented, a law
enforcement officer of this state may consider other information in
determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid
foreign protection order exists.
C. If a law enforcement officer of this state determines that
an otherwise valid foreign protection order cannot be enforced
because the respondent has not been notified or served with the
order, the officer shall inform the respondent of the order, make a
reasonable effort to serve the order upon the respondent, and allow
the respondent a reasonable opportunity to comply with the order
before enforcing the order.
D. Registration or filing of an order in this state is not
required for the enforcement of a valid foreign protection order
pursuant to this act.
that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign
protection order exists and that the order has been violated, shall
enforce the order as if it were the order of a tribunal of this
state. Presentation of a protection order that identifies both the
protected individual and the respondent and, on its face, is
currently in effect constitutes probable cause to believe that a
valid foreign protection order exists. For the purposes of this
section, the protection order may be inscribed on a tangible medium
or may have been stored in an electronic or other medium if it is
retrievable in perceivable form. Presentation of a certified copy
of a protection order is not required for enforcement.
B. If a foreign protection order is not presented, a law
enforcement officer of this state may consider other information in
determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid
foreign protection order exists.
C. If a law enforcement officer of this state determines that
an otherwise valid foreign protection order cannot be enforced
because the respondent has not been notified or served with the
order, the officer shall inform the respondent of the order, make a
reasonable effort to serve the order upon the respondent, and allow
the respondent a reasonable opportunity to comply with the order
before enforcing the order.
D. Registration or filing of an order in this state is not
required for the enforcement of a valid foreign protection order
pursuant to this act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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