§48-27-204. Family or Household Members Defined
§48-27-204. Family or household members defined. "Family or household members" means persons who: (1) Are or were married to each other;
§48-27-311. Service of Process
A protective order may be served: (1) On the respondent by means of a Class I legal advertisement published notice, with the publication area being the most current known county in which the respondent resides, published in accordance with the provisions of section two, article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code if personal service by […]
§48-27-205. Final Hearing Defined
"Final hearing" means the hearing before a family court judge following the entry of an order by a magistrate as a result of the emergency hearing.
§48-27-312. Production of Documents Pursuant to a Subpoena Duces Tecum
§48-27-312. Production of documents pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum. Notwithstanding any provision of law or any procedural rule to the contrary, any record in a proceeding filed pursuant to this article shall be supplied to any person presenting a subpoena duces tecum issued by a state or federal court in any criminal action or […]
§48-27-206. Law-Enforcement Agency Defined
(a) "Law-enforcement agency" means and is limited to: (1) The state police and its members;
§48-27-207. Program for Victims of Domestic Violence Defined
"Program for victims of domestic violence" means a licensed program for victims of domestic violence and their children, which program provides advocacy, shelter, crisis intervention, social services, treatment, counseling, education or training.
§48-27-208. Program of Intervention for Perpetrators Defined
"Program of intervention for perpetrators" means a licensed program, where available, or if no licensed program is available, a program that: (1) Accepts perpetrators of domestic violence into educational intervention groups or counseling pursuant to a court order; or
§48-27-209. Protective Order Defined
"Protective order" means an emergency protective order entered by a magistrate as a result of the emergency hearing or a protective order entered by a family court judge upon final hearing.
§48-27-301. Jurisdiction
§48-27-301. Jurisdiction. (a) Circuit courts, family courts and magistrate courts have concurrent jurisdiction over domestic violence proceedings as provided in this article. (b) The Supreme Court of Appeals is authorized to assign appropriate judicial officers for five domestic violence courts in any jurisdiction chosen by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Judicial officers so assigned have […]
§48-27-302. Venue
The action may be heard in the county in which the domestic violence occurred, in the county in which the respondent is living or in the county in which the petitioner is living, either temporarily or permanently. If the parties are married to each other, the action may also be brought in the county in […]