S.F. No. 395 Summary

• Enacts the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Orders for Protection Act as Minnesota Statutes chapter 518F, establishing a new framework for enforcing Canadian domestic violence protection orders in Minnesota.

• Authorizes peace officers to enforce valid Canadian protection orders without requiring a certified copy, allowing arrests for violations in the same manner as Minnesota orders if probable cause exists.

• Permits Minnesota courts to issue orders enforcing or refusing to enforce Canadian orders for protection, with Canadian orders presumed valid if they identify the parties, have not expired, were issued by a court with jurisdiction, and provided due process to the respondent.

• Allows individuals to register Canadian protection orders in Minnesota under existing law, though registration is not required for enforcement.

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 518B.01 to include Canadian provinces and Canadian orders within the definition of foreign protective orders for violation penalties and enforcement provisions.