Section 6401 Of Part 5. Uniform Interstate Enforcement Of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act From California Family Law Code >> Division 10. >> Part 5.
6401
. In this part:
(1) "Foreign protection order" means a protection order issued by
a tribunal of another state.
(2) "Issuing state" means the state whose tribunal issues a
protection order.
(3) "Mutual foreign protection order" means a foreign protection
order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected
individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent.
(4) "Protected individual" means an individual protected by a
protection order.
(5) "Protection order" means an injunction or other order, issued
by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family violence, or
antistalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from
engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of,
contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another
individual.
(6) "Respondent" means the individual against whom enforcement of
a protection order is sought.
(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band, or any
branch of the United States military, that has jurisdiction to issue
protection orders.
(8) "Tribunal" means a court, agency, or other entity authorized
by law to issue or modify a protection order.