Ex parte orders, notification
When someone asks a court for an emergency protection order, the court clerk must tell that person how to get notified when the order is delivered to the other person. If the person asking for the order has signed up with a victim notification phone system, they get a call or message when the order is served. The police or agency that delivers the order must enter the delivery information into a law enforcement computer system within 24 hours, or tell the clerk if they are done trying to deliver it.
455.038. s, notification — s to provide on. — Every circuit clerk shall be responsible for providing information to individuals petitioning for ex parte orders of protection regarding notification of of these s of protection. Such notification to the is required if the petitioner has a telephone number with the , established under 3 of section 650.310. The petitioner shall be informed of his or her option to receive notification of service of an on the by the circuit clerk and shall be provided information on how to receive notification of service of ex parte orders of protection. The local or any other government agency responsible for serving ex parte orders of protection shall enter service information into the or future secure electronic databases that are intended for law use within twenty-four hours after the ex parte order is on the respondent or shall notify the circuit clerk when no more service attempts are planned by that agency. The of this section shall only apply to those circuit clerks able to access a statewide victim notification system designed to provide notification of service of orders of protection.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2011 S.B. 320)
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