{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1043","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1043","heading":"Nonjudicial enforcement of order.","body":"(a)\nA law enforcement officer, upon determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists and that the order has been violated, shall enforce the order as if it were the order of a tribunal of the District. Presentation of a protection order that identifies both the protected individual and the respondent and, on its face, is currently in effect constitutes probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists. For the purposes of this section, the protection order may be inscribed on a tangible medium or may have been stored in an electronic or other medium if it is retrievable in perceivable form. Presentation of a certified copy of a protection order is not required for enforcement.\n\n(b)\nIf a foreign protection order is not presented, a law enforcement officer may consider other information in determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists.\n\n(c)\nRegistration or filing of an order in the District is not required for the enforcement of a valid foreign protection order pursuant to this subchapter.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Intrafamily Offenses.","Subchapter IV. Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection; Uniform Law."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1043","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ee8ba156987968847603671b8797923d36013eb12db5ff4e0f4fd78d3b78953c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1042","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}