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Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in New York
If you are planning to move to New York or are going to be in New York for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Orders of Protection
- Basic information and definitions
- What is the legal definition of domestic violence ("family offenses") in New York?
- What is the legal definition of an "intimate relationship?"
- What types of orders of protection are there? How long can they last?
- Can the abuser's gun be taken away as part of a temporary order of protection?
- What protections can I get in an order of protection?
- Can the abuser's guns be taken away as part of a final order of protection?
- In which county can I file for an order of protection?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get an order of protection
- Can I get an order of protection?
- Can I get an order of protection against a same-sex partner?
- How much does it cost to get an order of protection?
- I am a minor. Can I get an order of protection without the help of an adult?
- Can I bring a friend or other person with me for support?
- Do I need to have an attorney?
- Steps for obtaining an order of protection
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- Can I modify (change) or extend my order?
- Can I violate my own order?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order of protection?
- What happens if I move? Is my order still enforceable?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic information and definitions
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders (to remove firearms)
- Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in New York
- General rules for out-of-state orders
- Registering your out-of-state order in New York
- What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?
- How do I register my protection order in New York?
- Do I have to register my protection order in New York in order to get it enforced?
- 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?
- Moving to Another State with an Order of Protection
