SFASB259 539 2860 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLby NO.Senator Barrow to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

259 BYby SENATORSSenator BARROW,Barrow ABRAHAM,AMENDMENT BARTHELEMY,NO. CARTER, DUPLESSIS, HENRY, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MIZELL, PRICE, SELDERS AND WHEAT AN ACT To enactR.S.

46:2136.2(H),1 relativeOn topage domestic1, abusedelete assistance;line 14, and insert the following:

to"shall authorizerequire an affirmation signed and dated by electronic means by the creationpetitioner ofthat athe statewidefacts portaland circumstances contained in the petition are true and correct to allowthe anbest onlineknowledge, applicationinformation, forand abelief protectiveof order;the petitioner, under penalty of perjury pursuant to R.S.

to14:123." providePage relative1 toof a1 petition for a temporary restraining order;

and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1.

R.S.

46:2136.2(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§2136.2.

Louisiana Protective Order Registry;

statewide portal * * * H.

The judicial administrator's office may develop and implement a statewide portalthatallows petitioners to file an online petition requestingany protectiveorderauthorizedbythisPart.NotwithstandinganyprovisionsofR.S.

46:2134(D),any petition for a protectiveorder filed through a statewide portal shall require an affirmation signed and dated by electronic means by the petitioner that the facts and circumstances contained in the petition are true and correct to the best knowledge, information, and belief of the petitioner, under penalty of perjury pursuant to R.S.

14:123.

The affirmation shall be made before a witness who shall sign his name electronically.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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