10.14.110 - Notice to law enforcement agencies -- Enforceability. - Washington Statutes

Notice to law enforcement agencies — Enforceability.

(1) A copy of an antiharassment protection order granted under this chapter shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order.

     Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The law enforcement agency shall expunge expired orders from the computer system. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

     (2) The information entered into the computer-based system shall include notice to law enforcement whether the order was personally served or served by publication.

[1992 c 143 § 16; 1987 c 280 § 11.]