Resources

State Database/Registry Matrix 2020

This matrix provides an overview of state and U.S. territories that have enacted laws that outline the entry of protection orders into a database/registry. Note: The lack of a registry/database statute is not an indication that a jurisdiction does not have a protection order registry or database or policies, procedures, or protocols for entry of orders. Rather, this statutory summary provides an overview of types of information jurisdictions provide in their particular statutes.

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