(a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this State. To register a foreign protection order an individual shall present a certified copy of the order to the Court.
(b) Upon receipt of a foreign protection order, the Court shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered, the Court shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(c) The Court shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protection order which has been certified by the issuing State. A registered foreign protection order that is inaccurate or is not currently in effect must be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this State.
(d) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual stating that to the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the order is currently in effect.
(e) A foreign protection order registered under this part may be entered in any existing state or federal registry of protection orders in accordance with applicable law.
(f) A fee may not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Chapter 9. THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
§ 1002. Delinquent child not criminal; prosecution limited [Effective until Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1002. Delinquent child not criminal; prosecution limited [Effective Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1003. Commencement; parties.
§ 1004. Duties of officer having child in custody.
§ 1004A. Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program.
§ 1005. Other courts; issuance of warrants; powers and duties.
§ 1006. Process; service; return; interim order; investigation.
§ 1007. Disposition of child pending adjudication; payment for care [Effective until Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1007. Disposition of child pending adjudication; payment for care [Effective Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1007A. Determination of competency of child.
§ 1007B. Use of restraints on a child.
§ 1007C. Appointment of counsel for juveniles [Effective until Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1007C. Appointment of counsel for juveniles [Effective Apr. 3, 2023].
§ 1008. Committee on Dispositional Guidelines for Juveniles.
§ 1009A. Probation before adjudication of delinquency.
§ 1010. Proceeding against child as an adult; amenability proceeding; referral to another court.
§ 1011. Transfer of cases from Superior Court to Family Court.
§ 1013. Automatic expungement of juvenile record by effect of a Delaware gubernatorial pardon.
§ 1014. Juvenile expungement; statement of policy.
§ 1015. Filing an expungement petition.
§ 1016. Definitions applicable to juvenile expungements.
§ 1017. Mandatory expungement.
§ 1017A. Mandatory expungement; automatic.
§ 1018. Discretionary expungement.
§ 1019. Effect of expungement; disclosure of expunged records.
§ 1021. Prosecution of adults; process; bail.
§ 1022. Duties of other courts.
§ 1024. First offenders domestic violence diversion program.
§ 1025. Expungement of adult police and court records.
§ 1042. Commencement of action; procedure.
§ 1043. Ex parte orders and emergency hearings.
§ 1044. Nonemergency hearings.
§ 1045. Relief available; duration of orders, modification and termination.
§ 1046. Enforcement; sanctions for violation of order.
§ 1047. Nonpreclusion of remedies.
§ 1049B. Judicial enforcement of order.
§ 1049C. Nonjudicial enforcement of order.
§ 1049D. Registration of order.
§ 1049I. Enforcement of Canadian domestic-violence protection order by law-enforcement officer.
§ 1049J. Enforcement of Canadian domestic-violence protection order by the Court.
§ 1049K. Registration of Canadian domestic-violence protection order.
§ 1049N. Uniformity of application and construction.
§ 1049O. Relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
§ 1052. Appeals from custody orders.
§ 1053. Appeals by the State in Family Court cases.
§ 1061. Examination; treatment; payment.
§ 1062. Assignment of prosecutors and public defenders.
§ 1063. Proceedings; privacy, informality.
§ 1064. Merger; effect on Judges; employees; cases; records; prior offenses.
§ 1065. Obtaining personal jurisdiction.
§ 1066. Subpoenas and warrants in criminal cases and juvenile delinquency proceedings; enforcement.