National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit

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BWJP’s National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) provides technical assistance and training on protection orders, the Full Faith and Credit (FFC) provision of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and inter-jurisdictional enforcement of protection orders.

The Full Faith and Credit (FFC) provision of VAWA requires that protection orders issued in one jurisdiction must be recognized and enforced in other jurisdictions. The effective enforcement of protection orders across jurisdictional lines is vital to the safety of victims. The National Center on Full Faith and Credit (NCFFC) was created in 1995 to support the implementation of the FFC provision of VAWA. The office also addressed federal legislation on firearms prohibitions related to domestic violence.

In 2009, the name was changed to reflect the comprehensive scope of protection order-related work undertaken by the office, thus the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC).

We provide problem-solving technical assistance and training to individuals and jurisdictions on the following:

Audiences include, but are not limited to, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, court administrators, court personnel, civil attorneys, victim advocates, and other allied professionals.

Resources By This Author

  1. El Paso, Texas: An Effort to Remove Firearms from Abusers

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    Promising Practices & Policies

    This promising practice explores El Paso's court system's adoption of protocols to aid in the removal of firearms from dangerous abusers.

  2. Enforcing Firearm Prohibitions

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This report provides an overview of firearm laws and information on model programs and promising practices as they relate to the removal of firearms from abusers in the United States and tribal jurisdictions.

  3. Firearm Checklist: Advocates

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This checklist provides information for advocates facilitating a discussion with survivors about firearms.

  4. Firearm Checklist: Judges

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This checklist for judges provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act provisions prohibiting purchase or possession of firearms by those subject to a protection order or those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

  5. Firearm Checklist: Law Enforcement

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This checklist for law enforcement provides information on two classes of persons prohibited under the domestic violence related provisions of the federal Gun Control Act.

  6. Firearm Checklist: Prosecutors

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This guide for prosecutors provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act prohibiting those subject to a protection order or those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

  7. Firearms and Domestic Violence Statutes by State

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    Statute Guides & Matrices

    This matrix contains state and territorial firearm statutes as they relate to civil protection orders, criminal offenses, procedures, prohibited transferees, licenses/permits, and background checks.

  8. Pueblo, Colorado: Forms Inform Courts on Firearms

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    Promising Practices & Policies

    This promising practice focuses on Pueblo, Colorado Courts' adoption of forms to enhance victim safety and offender accountability by providing judges with more information.

  9. Miami-Dade Firearm Surrender Model

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    These model forms on firearm surrender were provided by Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Court.

  10. SAFE Tool

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    Tools, Guides & Forms

    This tool contains guidance information for victims and survivors in determining the best avenue for firearm safety in their home.

  11. 18 USC § 922(g)(9) Case Law

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    Statute Guides & Matrices

    This matrix is a compilation of case law involving the federal firearm prohibitor 18 USC 922(g)(9) and misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence (MCDV).