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Section 25-9C-101 - Short title. - 25-9C-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...
Section 25-9C-102 - Definitions. - 25-9C-102. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)"Child," an...
Section 25-9C-103 - State tribunals and support enforcement agency. - 25-9C-103. State tribunals and support enforcement agency. (a) The Department...
Section 25-9C-104 - Remedies cumulative. - 25-9C-104. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided pursuant to this chapter...
Section 25-9C-105 - Application to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. - 25-9C-105. Application to resident of foreign country and foreign support...
Section 25-9C-201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. - 25-9C-201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 25-9C-202 - Duration of personal jurisdiction. - 25-9C-202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a...
Section 25-9C-203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of state. - 25-9C-203. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. Pursuant to this...
Section 25-9C-204 - Simultaneous proceedings. - 25-9C-204. Simultaneous proceedings. (a) A tribunal of this state may...
Section 25-9C-205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. - 25-9C-205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. (a)...
Section 25-9C-206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. - 25-9C-206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (a) A...
Section 25-9C-207 - Determination of controlling child support order. - 25-9C-207. Determination of controlling child support order. (a) If a...
Section 25-9C-208 - Child support order for two or more obligees. - 25-9C-208. Child support order for two or more obligees. In...
Section 25-9C-209 - Credit for payments. - 25-9C-209. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this state shall...
Section 25-9C-210 - Application to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. - 25-9C-210. Application to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal...
Section 25-9C-211 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. - 25-9C-211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (a)...
Section 25-9C-301 - Proceedings under this chapter. - 25-9C-301. Proceedings under this chapter. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 25-9C-302 - Proceeding by minor parent. - 25-9C-302. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent, or a...
Section 25-9C-303 - Application of law of state. - 25-9C-303. Application of law of state. Except as otherwise provided...
Section 25-9C-304 - Duties of initiating tribunal. - 25-9C-304. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of...
Section 25-9C-305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal. - 25-9C-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (a) When a...
Section 25-9C-306 - Inappropriate tribunal. - 25-9C-306. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is...
Section 25-9C-307 - Duties of support enforcement agency. - 25-9C-307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 25-9C-308 - Duty of attorney general. - 25-9C-308. Duty of attorney general. (a) If the attorney general...
Section 25-9C-309 - Private counsel. - 25-9C-309. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to...
Section 25-9C-310 - Duties of state information agency. - 25-9C-310. Duties of state information agency. (a) The Department of...
Section 25-9C-311 - Pleading and accompanying documents. - 25-9C-311. Pleading and accompanying documents. (a) In a proceeding pursuant...
Section 25-9C-312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. - 25-9C-312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party...
Section 25-9C-313 - Costs and fees. - 25-9C-313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be...
Section 25-9C-314 - Limited immunity of petitioner. - 25-9C-314. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a petitioner...
Section 25-9C-315 - Nonparentage as defense. - 25-9C-315. Nonparentage as defense. A party whose parentage of a...
Section 25-9C-316 - Special rules of evidence and procedure. - 25-9C-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The physical...
Section 25-9C-317 - Communications between tribunals. - 25-9C-317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state may...
Section 25-9C-318 - Assistance with discovery. - 25-9C-318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state may:...
Section 25-9C-319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments. - 25-9C-319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support enforcement...
Section 25-9C-401 - Establishment of support order. - 25-9C-401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support order...
Section 25-9C-402 - Proceeding to determine parentage. - 25-9C-402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this state...
Section 25-9C-501 - Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state. - 25-9C-501. Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state....
Section 25-9C-502 - Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state. - 25-9C-502. Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state....
Section 25-9C-503 - Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders. - 25-9C-503. Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders....
Section 25-9C-504 - Immunity from civil liability. - 25-9C-504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with...
Section 25-9C-505 - Penalties for noncompliance. - 25-9C-505. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer that willfully fails to...
Section 25-9C-506 - Contest by obligor. - 25-9C-506. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest the...
Section 25-9C-507 - Administrative enforcement of orders. - 25-9C-507. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) A party or support...
Section 25-9C-601 - Registration of order for enforcement. - 25-9C-601. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order or...
Section 25-9C-602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement. - 25-9C-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (a) Except as...
Section 25-9C-603 - Effect of registration for enforcement. - 25-9C-603. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support order...
Section 25-9C-604 - Choice of law. - 25-9C-604. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 25-9C-605 - Notice of registration of order. - 25-9C-605. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support...
Section 25-9C-606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. - 25-9C-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support...
Section 25-9C-607 - Contest of registration or enforcement. - 25-9C-607. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party contesting...
Section 25-9C-608 - Confirmed order. - 25-9C-608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether...
Section 25-9C-609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. - 25-9C-609. Procedure to register child support order of another state...
Section 25-9C-610 - Effect of registration for modification. - 25-9C-610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this...
Section 25-9C-611 - Modification of child support order of another state. - 25-9C-611. Modification of child support order of another state. (a)...
Section 25-9C-612 - Recognition of order modified in another state. - 25-9C-612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a...
Section 25-9C-613 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. - 25-9C-613. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state...
Section 25-9C-614 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. - 25-9C-614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within thirty days...
Section 25-9C-615 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. - 25-9C-615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country....
Section 25-9C-616 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. - 25-9C-616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country...
Section 25-9C-701 - Definitions. - 25-9C-701. Definitions. Terms used in this Article mean: (1)"Application," a...
Section 25-9C-702 - Applicability. - 25-9C-702. Applicability. The provisions of this Article apply only to...
Section 25-9C-703 - Relationship of department to United States central authority. - 25-9C-703. Relationship of department to United States central authority. The...
Section 25-9C-704 - Initiation by department of support proceeding under Convention. - 25-9C-704. Initiation by department of support proceeding under Convention. (a)...
Section 25-9C-705 - Direct request. - 25-9C-705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct...
Section 25-9C-706 - Registration of Convention support order. - 25-9C-706. Registration of Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 25-9C-707 - Contest of registered Convention support order. - 25-9C-707. Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as...
Section 25-9C-708 - Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. - 25-9C-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (a)...
Section 25-9C-709 - Partial enforcement. - 25-9C-709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does...
Section 25-9C-710 - Foreign support agreement. - 25-9C-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 25-9C-711 - Modification of Convention child support order. - 25-9C-711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A tribunal...
Section 25-9C-712 - Personal information--Limit on use. - 25-9C-712. Personal information--Limit on use. Personal information gathered or transmitted...
Section 25-9C-713 - Record in original language--English translation. - 25-9C-713. Record in original language--English translation. A record filed with...
Section 25-9C-801 - Grounds for rendition. - 25-9C-801. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this Article,...
Section 25-9C-802 - Conditions for rendition. - 25-9C-802. Conditions for rendition. (a) Before making a demand that...
Section 25-9C-901 - Uniformity of application and construction. - 25-9C-901. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing...
Section 25-9C-902 - Transitional provision. - 25-9C-902. Transitional provision. The provisions of this chapter apply to...
Section 25-9C-903 - Severability. - 25-9C-903. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its...
Chapter 10 - Protection from Domestic Abuse
Section 25-10-1 - Definitions. - 25-10-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)"Domestic abuse,"...
Section 25-10-2 - Application for relief--Filing--Venue. - 25-10-2. Application for relief--Filing--Venue. An application for relief under this...
Section 25-10-3 - Petition for protection order--Procedure--Standard petition form. - 25-10-3. Petition for protection order--Procedure--Standard petition form. There exists an...
Section 25-10-3.1 - Persons entitled to apply for protection order. - 25-10-3.1. Persons entitled to apply for protection order. Any person...
Section 25-10-3.2 - Factors for determining significant romantic relationship. - 25-10-3.2. Factors for determining significant romantic relationship. For purposes of...
Section 25-10-3.3 - Petition for protection order in which allegations support stalking or physical injury rather than domestic abuse. - 25-10-3.3. Petition for protection order in which allegations support stalking...
Section 25-10-4 - Hearing--Time--Service on respondent. - 25-10-4. Hearing--Time--Service on respondent. Upon receipt of the petition, if...
Section 25-10-5 - Relief authorized on finding abuse--Time limitation. - 25-10-5. Relief authorized on finding abuse--Time limitation. Upon notice and...
Section 25-10-5.1 - Counseling required for domestic abuse defendant placed on probation. - 25-10-5.1. Counseling required for domestic abuse defendant placed on probation....
Section 25-10-5.2 - Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse. - 25-10-5.2. Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against...
Section 25-10-5.3 - Court to require instruction in parenting as part of sentence in certain convictions--Exception. - 25-10-5.3. Court to require instruction in parenting as part of...
Section 25-10-6 - Ex parte temporary protection order. - 25-10-6. Ex parte temporary protection order. If an affidavit filed...
Section 25-10-7 - Limited duration of temporary order--Service on respondent--Notification of service to petitioner--Liability. - 25-10-7. Limited duration of temporary order--Service on respondent--Notification of service...
Section 25-10-7.1 - Temporary order effective until order under § 25-10-5 served. - 25-10-7.1. Temporary order effective until order under §25-10-5 served. If...
Section 25-10-8 - Security not required of petitioner--Exception. - 25-10-8. Security not required of petitioner--Exception. The court may not...
Section 25-10-9 - Departure of petitioner from household not waiving right to relief. - 25-10-9. Departure of petitioner from household not waiving right to...
Section 25-10-10 - Modification of order. - 25-10-10. Modification of order. Upon application, notice to all parties,...
Section 25-10-11 - Real estate titles not affected. - 25-10-11. Real estate titles not affected. No order issued pursuant...
Section 25-10-12 - Delivery of order to law enforcement agencies. - 25-10-12. Delivery of order to law enforcement agencies. The petitioner...
Section 25-10-12.1 - Enforcement of foreign protection orders--Requirements. - 25-10-12.1. Enforcement of foreign protection orders--Requirements. Any domestic abuse protection...
Section 25-10-12.2 - Filing of foreign violence protection order--Affidavit--Entry in database--Fee. - 25-10-12.2. Filing of foreign violence protection order--Affidavit--Entry in database--Fee. Any...
Section 25-10-12.3 - Reliance on foreign order--Immunity from liability. - 25-10-12.3. Reliance on foreign order--Immunity from liability. A law enforcement...
Section 25-10-12.4 - Presentment of false order or denial of service a misdemeanor. - 25-10-12.4. Presentment of false order or denial of service a...
Section 25-10-12.5 - Affirmative defense. - 25-10-12.5. Affirmative defense. Failure to satisfy any of the requirements...
Section 25-10-13 - Protection order--Violation--Penalty - 25-10-13. Protection order--Violation--Penalty. If a temporary protection order or a...
Section 25-10-14 - Citation of chapter. - 25-10-14. Citation of chapter. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 25-10-16 - Award of domestic violence program funds--Recipients--Restricted use--Administrative costs. - 25-10-16. Award of domestic violence program funds--Recipients--Restricted use--Administrative costs. The...
Section 25-10-17.1 - Persons convicted of crimes involving domestic abuse required to support domestic violence programs. - 25-10-17.1. Persons convicted of crimes involving domestic abuse required to...
Section 25-10-18 - Guidelines for awarding domestic violence program funds. - 25-10-18. Guidelines for awarding domestic violence program funds. Domestic violence...
Section 25-10-21 - Prohibited services. - 25-10-21. Prohibited services. No funds authorized or awarded under the...
Section 25-10-22 - Effect of divorce or other civil proceedings prior to criminal proceedings. - 25-10-22. Effect of divorce or other civil proceedings prior to...
Section 25-10-23 - Conditional bond--Violation as misdemeanor. - 25-10-23. Conditional bond--Violation as misdemeanor. If bond for the defendant...
Section 25-10-24 - Surrender of weapon or concealed pistol permit. - 25-10-24. Surrender of weapon or concealed pistol permit. The court...
Section 25-10-25 - Convicted defendant prohibited from contacting victim. - 25-10-25. Convicted defendant prohibited from contacting victim. The court may...
Section 25-10-28 - Domestic violence or sexual assault shelters and service programs--Required services. - 25-10-28. Domestic violence or sexual assault shelters and service programs--Required...
Section 25-10-30 - Promulgation of rules. - 25-10-30. Promulgation of rules. The Department of Public Safety shall...
Section 25-10-34 - Domestic abuse charge to be indicated on summons, warrant, or judgment of conviction. - 25-10-34. Domestic abuse charge to be indicated on summons, warrant,...
Section 25-10-35 - Arrest of person for abuse--Considerations. - 25-10-35. Arrest of person for abuse--Considerations. If the officer has...
Section 25-10-36 - Arrest of criminal suspect when responding to domestic abuse call. - 25-10-36. Arrest of criminal suspect when responding to domestic abuse...
Section 25-10-36.1 - Arrest of domestic abuse victim for outstanding warrant. - 25-10-36.1. Arrest of domestic abuse victim for outstanding warrant. No...
Section 25-10-37 - Domestic abuse record keeping. - 25-10-37. Domestic abuse record keeping. The information required by §§25-10-34...
Section 25-10-38 - Report of domestic abuse arrest forwarded to prosecutor--Victim to be notified of status of case. - 25-10-38. Report of domestic abuse arrest forwarded to prosecutor--Victim to...
Section 25-10-39 - Records of domestic abuse--Disclosure of victim's location during pendency of action. - 25-10-39. Records of domestic abuse--Disclosure of victim's location during pendency...
Section 25-10-40 - Restrictions on release of person charged with domestic abuse. - 25-10-40. Restrictions on release of person charged with domestic abuse....
Section 25-10-41 - Conditions of release of person charged with domestic abuse. - 25-10-41. Conditions of release of person charged with domestic abuse....
Section 25-10-42 - Convicted child abuser or sex offender barred from adopting child. - 25-10-42. Convicted child abuser or sex offender barred from adopting...
Section 25-10-43 - Defendant prohibited from contacting victim prior to court appearance--Violation as misdemeanor. - 25-10-43. Defendant prohibited from contacting victim prior to court appearance--Violation...
Section 25-10-44 - Mental illness hold--Release. - 25-10-44. Mental illness hold--Release. Notwithstanding §25-10-40, if the police officer...