22-19A-9. Filing petition for protection--Venue.A petition for relief under §§22-19A-8 to 22-19A-16, inclusive, may be filed in circuit court or in a magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding. Venue lies where any party to the proceedings resides. Source: SL 1997, ch 131, §2; SL 2008, ch 108, §1, eff. Feb. 19, 2008.
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