§ 28-35-04 — (105) Cooperation between courts

1. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may
request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:
a. Hold an evidentiary hearing;
b. Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to
procedures of that state;

c. Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;
d. Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;
e. Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record
of a hearing under subdivision a or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise
produced under subdivision b, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in
compliance with an order under subdivision c or d;
f. Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a
person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination,
including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; or
g. Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other
relevant information in that state, including protected health information as
defined in title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, part 164, section 504.
2. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending
requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection 1, a court of this state has
jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts
to comply with the request.