West Virginia Code § 48-28-5

Registration of order
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(a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state by:
Presenting a certified copy of the order to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals 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. u
(c) Upon receipt of a foreign protection order for registration, the West Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals shall:
(1) Register the order in accordance with the provisions of this section and of section eight
hundred two, article twenty-seven of this chapter; l
(2) Furnish to the individual registering the order a copy of the proof of registration of the
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 registryL of protection orders in accordance with applicable law.
(f) A fee may not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order.

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