Person who may originate proceedings
§ 822. Person who may originate proceedings. (a) Any person in the relation to the respondent of spouse, or former spouse, parent, child, or member of the same family or household;
(b) A duly authorized agency, association, society, or institution;
(c) A peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or a police officer;
(d) A person on the court's own motion.
Who can file: (a) a spouse/former spouse, parent, child, or family/household member; (b) a duly authorized agency/society/institution; (c) a peace officer (on special duties) or police officer; (d) the court on its own motion. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.