(1) Upon ex parte review of the foreign protective order and the affidavit filed pursuant to KRS § 456.140, and after determining the order is entitled to full faith and credit in this Commonwealth pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2265, the court shall declare the order to be authenticated and record the finding on the affidavit.
(2) If the court declares the order to be authenticated, the court shall:
(a) Direct the appropriate law enforcement agency to assist the petitioner in having the provisions of the order complied with, if applicable; and
(b) Order its enforcement in any county of the Commonwealth in the same manner as an interpersonal protective order of this state issued pursuant to KRS § 456.060.
(3) The clerk shall notify the person who filed the foreign protective order of the decision of the court and provide the person a certified copy of the affidavit declaring the authentication of the order.
Effective: January 1, 2016
History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 33, effective January 1, 2016.