Filings
This law is about filing papers to ask a court for protection from domestic violence. When a courthouse is closed — like on weekends, evenings, or holidays — a person can still file those papers with any available court in their area. The person asking for protection does not have to share their home address in public court papers, and does not have to put their Social Security number on any forms. The state's supreme court is in charge of making sure people can always file these papers, even when courts are normally closed.
455.030. s — certain not required from , — supreme court shall provide for filing of s on holidays, evenings and weekends. — 1. When the court is unavailable after business hours or on holidays or weekends, a for protection from or a for on violation of any under sections 455.010 to 455.085 may be filed before any available court in the city or county having to hear the petition the developed pursuant to 4 of this section. An may be granted pursuant to section 455.035.
2. All papers in connection with the filing of a petition or the granting of an or a motion for a hearing on a violation of an order of protection under this section shall be by such court or the clerk within the next regular to the having jurisdiction to hear the petition.
3. A petitioner seeking a protection shall not be required to reveal any current address or place of residence except to the court for the purpose of determining jurisdiction and . The petitioner may be required to provide a mailing address unless the petitioner alleges that he or she would be endangered by such disclosure, or that other family or household members would be endangered by such disclosure. Effective January 1, 2004, a petitioner shall not be required to provide his or her Social number on any petition or document filed in connection with a protection order; except that, the court may require that a petitioner's Social Security number be retained on a confidential case sheet or other confidential maintained in conjunction with the of the case.
4. The supreme court shall develop guidelines which ensure that a verified petition may be filed on holidays, evenings and weekends.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1980 S.B. 524 § 5, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 1989 S.B. 420, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1619 merged with S.B. 869, A.L. 2003 H.B. 253 merged with H.B. 613, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215)
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