3A.07.030 Filing foreign orders of protection--presumption of validity--procedures

Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Prot. from Viol. and Dom. Viol. Code Title 3A Chapter 3A.07 § 3A.07.030 | 2019

(a) A plaintiff who obtains a valid order of protection from another Indian tribe or State of the United States, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States may file that order by presenting a certified copy of the foreign order of protection to a clerk of the Coushatta Tribal Court.

 

(b) There shall be a presumption in favor of validity where a foreign order of protection appears authentic on its face.

 

(c) Filing of a foreign order of protection shall be without fee or cost.

 

(d) Upon receipt of a foreign order of protection, the tribal court clerk shall:

(1) Forward a copy of the foreign order of protection to an officer of the Coushatta Tribal Police Department.

 

(2) Provide the plaintiff with a document bearing proof of filing with the court.

Inform the plaintiff of the process for Tribal Court review of a foreign order of protection, and take steps to expedite review when the plaintiff perceives a risk of further harm.