§ 35-21-111 — Filing and registration of foreign protection orders

(a) A petitioner who obtains a valid order of protection
in another state, tribe or territory may file that order by
presenting a certified copy of the foreign order to the clerk of
district court in the judicial district where the petitioner
believes enforcement may be necessary.
(b) Filing shall be without fee or cost.
(c) The clerk of district court shall forward a copy of
the foreign protection order to the local sheriff's office and
the chief of police for entry into the statewide protection
order registry upon application of a petitioner seeking
enforcement.
(d) The clerk of district court shall provide the
petitioner with a receipt bearing proof of submission of the
foreign protection order for entry into the statewide protection
order registry system.
(e) Filing and registration of the foreign order in the
statewide protection order registry shall not be prerequisites
for enforcement of the foreign protection order in this state.