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§53-8-8. Modification and Rescission

(a) A personal safety order may be modified or rescinded during the term of the personal safety order after: (1) Giving notice to the petitioner and the respondent; and

§53-8-9. Appeals

(a) If a magistrate grants or denies relief under a petition filed under this article, a respondent or a petitioner may appeal to the circuit court for the county where the magistrate court is located. (b) An appeal taken under this section shall be heard de novo in the circuit court. (c) (1) If an […]

§53-8-10. Statement Concerning Violations

A temporary personal safety order and final personal safety order issued under this article shall state that a violation of the order may result in: (1) Criminal prosecution; and

§53-7-3. Same — Issuance; Form

Upon the delivery of the bond mentioned in the preceding section, the clerk shall issue an order for the arrest of the defendant in form or in substance as follows: A…………………………………. B………………………………., Plaintiff, vs.Order of arrest. C…………………………………. D………………………………., Defendant, To the sheriff of the county of …………………..: You are hereby required, in the name of […]

§53-7-4. Arrest and Commitment Unless Bond Given by Defendant

Under such order, the defendant against whom it issues shall be arrested and committed to jail, unless bond be given in the sum specified therein, with sufficient security, conditioned that, in case there shall in the action, proceeding or suit be any judgment, decree or order on which a writ of fieri facias may issue, […]

§53-7-6. Discharge of Defendant or Bond

If the defendant give such bond, or be committed to jail for want of it, the court in which the case is pending, or the judge thereof in vacation, may, after reasonable notice to the plaintiff, or his attorney, quash the order and discharge the defendant from custody, or discharge the bond, on being satisfied […]

§53-7-7. Interrogatories to Defendant in Custody; Discharge of Defendant

While a defendant is in custody, the plaintiff, without having a judgment or decree against the defendant, may file interrogatories to him in like manner as might be done under sections one, two and three, article five, chapter thirty-eight of this code, if such judgment or decree had been obtained and a fieri facias thereon […]

§53-7-8. Conveyance or Other Disposition of Property

The officer making the arrest shall be the officer to whom the conveyance shall be made: Provided, That if for any reason it cannot or should not be made to him it shall be made to such other officer as the court or judge may direct. The interrogatories, answers and report of the commissioner shall […]

§53-8-1. Definitions

In this article the following words have the meanings indicated. (1) Final personal safety order. — "Final personal safety order" means a personal safety order issued by a magistrate under section seven of this article.