Section 30-5B-1 – Short Title.

Section 30-5B-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act. (Act 2003-380, p. 1075, §1.)

Section 30-5B-10 – Transitional Provision.

Section 30-5B-10 Transitional provision. This chapter applies to protection orders issued before January 1, 2004, and to continuing actions for enforcement of foreign protection orders commenced before January 1, 2004. A request for enforcement of a foreign protection order made on or after January 1, 2004, for violations of a foreign protection order occurring before […]

Section 30-5B-2 – Definitions.

Section 30-5B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COURT. A circuit or district court authorized by statute to issue or modify a protective order. (2) FOREIGN PROTECTION ORDER. A protection order issued by a tribunal of another state. (3) ISSUING STATE. The state whose tribunal issues a […]

Section 30-5B-3 – Judicial Enforcement of Order.

Section 30-5B-3 Judicial enforcement of order. (a) A person authorized by the law of this state to seek enforcement of a protection order may seek enforcement of a valid foreign protection order in a court of this state. The court shall enforce the terms of the order, including terms that provide relief that a court […]

Section 30-5B-4 – Nonjudicial Enforcement of Order.

Section 30-5B-4 Nonjudicial enforcement of order. (a) A law enforcement officer of this state, upon determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists and that the order has been violated, shall enforce the order as if it were the order of a court of this state. Presentation of […]

Section 30-5B-5 – Registration of Order.

Section 30-5B-5 Registration of order. (a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall present a certified copy of the order to any circuit or district court clerk in the state and complete an affidavit as provided in subsection (d). (b) The court […]

Section 30-5B-6 – Immunity.

Section 30-5B-6 Immunity. In the absence of negligence, or wantonness, or willful misconduct, this state or a local governmental agency, or a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising […]

Section 30-5B-7 – Other Remedies.

Section 30-5B-7 Other remedies. A protected individual who pursues remedies under this chapter is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent. (Act 2003-380, p. 1075, §1.)

Section 30-5B-8 – Uniformity of Application and Construction.

Section 30-5B-8 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 2003-380, p. 1075, §1.)

Section 30-5B-9 – Severability Clause.

Section 30-5B-9 Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. […]