(a) When the Court is closed for business or the petitioner is unable to appear in court because of severe hardship due to the petitioner’s physical condition, the Court may grant relief to the petitioner as provided under section 113, if the petitioner demonstrates a substantial likelihood of immediate danger of harassment. In the discretion of the Court, such relief may be granted and communicated by telephone to an officer or employee of an appropriate law enforcement agency, who shall record the order on a form of order promulgated for such use by the Court and shall deliver a copy of the order on the next court day to the clerk of the Court. If relief has been granted without the filing of a complaint pursuant to this section, the petitioner shall appear in court on the next available business day to file a complaint. If the petitioner in such a case is unable to appear in court without severe hardship due to the petitioner’s physical condition, a representative may appear in court, on the petitioner’s behalf and file the requisite complaint with an affidavit setting forth the circumstances preventing the petitioner from appearing personally. Notice to the petitioner and respondent and an opportunity for the respondent to be heard must be given as provided in section 113.
(b) Any order issued under this section and any documentation in support thereof must be certified on the next court day by the Clerk of the Court issuing the order to the court having venue and jurisdiction over the matter. Such certification to the court has the effect of commencing proceedings under this subchapter and invoking the other provisions of this subchapter, but may not be deemed necessary for an emergency order issued under this section to lake effect.