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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. Any order of protection issued by any other state, tribe, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia shall be given full faith and credit throughout the state in all courts, and by all law enforcement officials and agencies, and all public officials and shall be enforceable in the same manner as any order of protection issued by a court in this state.
2. A person entitled to protection under a foreign order of protection as described in subsection 1 of this section may file a certified copy of the foreign order of protection and an affidavit or sworn statement from the petitioner that the copy of the foreign order is a true and accurate copy and has not been altered in the circuit court having jurisdiction. If the foreign order of protection terminates prior to the expiration date on the order, the petitioner shall notify the circuit court. A foreign order of protection as described in subsection 1 of this section shall be enforceable in this state so long as it is in effect in the issuing state.
3. Filing of the foreign order of protection shall be without fee or cost.
4. Registration and a Missouri court order recognizing a foreign order of protection shall not be required for the enforcement of a certified foreign order of protection in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXX. Domestic Relations § 455.067. Foreign order of protection to be given full faith and credit--registration of order, content, procedure - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xxx-domestic-relations/mo-rev-st-455-067/
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