Statutes | Lummi Nation Code of Laws Title 5A Chapter 5A.07 ยง 5A.07.030 | 2018
(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 Lummi Tribal Court.
(b) A person may file a foreign order of protection without fee or cost.
(c) Upon receipt of a foreign order of protection, the Court clerk shall:
(1) forward a copy of the foreign order of protection to an officer of the police department
(2) provide the plaintiff with a document bearing proof of filing with the Court and
(3) inform the plaintiff of the process for Court review of a foreign order of protection, and take steps to expedite review when the plaintiff perceives a risk of further harm.