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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.52.020 (2026)

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A foreign protection order is valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state, territory, possession, tribe, or United States military tribunal. There is a presumption in favor of validity where an order appears authentic on its face.
A person under restraint must be given reasonable notice and the opportunity to be heard before the order of the foreign state, territory, possession, tribe, or United States military tribunal was issued, provided, in the case of ex parte orders, notice and opportunity to be heard was given as soon as possible after the order was issued, consistent with due process.
[ 1999 c 184 s 4.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 61 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: State v. Case, 384 P.3d 1140 (Wash. 2016).
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State v. Case, 384 P.3d 1140 (Wash. 2016). · cites it 7× “34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020.” 1 Clerk’s Papers at 3. At the time of charging, Case already had 13 prior convictions for violating a no-contact order.”
State v. Carmen, 118 Wash. App. 655 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 7× “34 RCW, or violation of a valid foreign protection order as defined by RCW 26.52.020, which otherwise would be a gross misdemeanor, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an order issued under one of those listed…”
State v. Bunker, 169 Wash. 2d 571 (Wash. 2010). · cites it 2× “34 RCW, or there is a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care,…”
State v. Bunker, 238 P.3d 487 (Wash. 2010). · cites it 2× “020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or…”
State v. Snapp, 82 P.3d 252 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.”
State v. Bunker, 183 P.3d 1086 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “34 RCW, or there is a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from *1090 a residence, workplace, school, or day…”
State v. Allen, 150 Wash. App. 300 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming *308 within, or…”
State v. Carmen, 77 P.3d 368 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “34 RCW, or qualified as valid foreign protection orders as defined in RCW 26.52.020. Put another way, RCW 26.50.”
State v. Chambers, 237 P.3d 352 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an order issued under this chapter, chapter 7.”
State v. Gray, 134 Wash. App. 547 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “34 RCW, or of a valid *552 foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.”
State v. Gray, 138 P.3d 1123 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.”
State v. Iverson, 108 P.3d 799 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of an order issued *336 under this chapter, chapter 10.”
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