A tribunal of the District may communicate with a tribunal of another state or foreign country or political subdivision in a record, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding in the other state or foreign country or political subdivision. A tribunal of the District may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state or foreign country or political subdivision.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 316, 42 DCR 6748; redesignated § 317, June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(17), 53 DCR 3634.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-343.16.
2001 Ed., § 46-303.16
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote section, which had read as follows:
Ҥ 46-303.16. Communications between tribunals.
“A tribunal of the District may communicate with a tribunal of another state in writing, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws of that state, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding in the other state. A tribunal of the District may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state.”
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.
For Law 16-137, see notes following § 46-301.01.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provides: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Former § 46-303.17 has been recodified as § 46-303.18 by D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(18).
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 317 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.
This section is based upon § 317 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.