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November 4, 2022Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Rhode Island
If you are planning to move to Rhode Island or are going to be in Rhode Island for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Basic information
- What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Rhode Island?
- What is the legal definition of sexual exploitation?
- What types of restraining orders are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a domestic violence restraining order?
- In which county can I file for a restraining order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get a restraining order
- Steps for getting a restraining order
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- If the abuser's gun is taken away as part of my restraining order, what will happen to it?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- I was denied a restraining order at the hearing. What are my options?
- What if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change or extend my order?
- What happens if I move?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic information
- Sexual Assault Protective Orders
- Workplace Violence Restraining Orders
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders
- Moving to Another State with a Restraining Order
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Rhode Island
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Rhode Island
- Can I get my protection order enforced in Rhode Island? What are the requirements?
- Can I have my out-of-state protection order changed, extended or canceled in Rhode Island?
- I was granted temporary custody with my out-of-state protection order. Will I still have temporary custody of my children in Rhode Island?
- Registering your out-of-state order in Rhode Island
- If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Rhode Island in order to get it enforced?
- How do I register my protection order in Rhode Island?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- What if I don't register my protection order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Rhode Island
