2005 West Virginia Code - §48-28-5. — Registration of order.

§48-28-5. Registration of order.
(a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state by:
(1) Presenting a certified copy of the order to a local office of the West Virginia state police for registration in accordance with the provisions of section eight hundred two, article twenty-seven of this chapter; or
(2) Presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of the court in which enforcement may be sought and request that the order be forwarded to the West Virginia state police for registration in accordance with the provisions of section eight hundred two, article twenty-seven of this chapter.
(b) 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.
(c) Upon receipt of a foreign protection order for registration, the local office of the West Virginia state police shall:
(1) Provide certified copies of the order to any law-enforcement agency within its jurisdiction, including any municipal police office and the office of the sheriff;
(2) Register the order in accordance with the provisions of this section and of section eight hundred two, article twenty-seven of this chapter;
(3) Furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.
(d) A registered foreign protection order that is shown to be inaccurate or not currently in effect must be corrected or removed from the registry.
(e) A foreign protection order registered under this article 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.