455.073. Supreme court to develop and adopt uniform forms for petitions and orders of protection, content--forms to be provided to each circuit clerk.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

455.073. Supreme court to develop and adopt uniform forms for petitions and orders of protection, content--forms to be provided to each circuit clerk.

Supreme court to develop and adopt uniform forms for petitions andorders of protection, content--forms to be provided to each circuitclerk.

455.073. 1. By July 1, 1996, the supreme court of the state ofMissouri shall:

(1) Develop and adopt uniform forms for petitions and orders ofprotection; and

(2) Provide the forms to each circuit clerk.

2. The following statements shall be printed in bold faced type or incapital letters on the order of protection:

(1) "Violation of this order may be punished by confinement in jailfor as long as five years and by a fine of as much as five thousanddollars"; and

(2) "If so ordered by the court, the respondent is forbidden to enteror stay at the petitioner's residence".

3. The form prescribed by the supreme court for the notice of hearingrequired by subsection 2 of section 455.040 shall list all potential reliefthat can be granted by the court in any proceeding pursuant to sections455.010 to 455.085 as described in section 455.050, and shall advise therespondent that such relief may be granted if the court finds for thepetitioner, or if the respondent defaults to the petition.

4. All orders of protection shall be issued on the form adoptedpursuant to subsection 1 of this section.