§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
§53-8-11. Penalties
(a) Fines or incarceration. — An individual who fails to comply with the relief granted in a temporary personal safety order or a final personal safety order entered pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall: (1) For a first offense, be fined not more than $1,000 or confined […]
§53-8-12. Priority of Petitions
Any petition filed in magistrate court under the provisions of this article shall be given priority over any other civil action before the court, except actions pursuant to article twenty-seven, chapter forty-eight of this code and those in which trial is in progress, and shall be docketed immediately upon filing.
§53-7-5. To Whom Bond of Defendant May Be Given; Return and Filing Thereof
The defendant arrested under such order may, at any time pending the case, give bond to the officer making the arrest. Such bond shall be taken by such officer and returned by him to the clerk of the court from which the order issued, and the same shall be filed in such clerk's office.
§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.
§53-8-2. Confidentially of Proceedings
(a) General Provisions. — All orders, findings, pleadings, recordings, exhibits, transcripts or other documents contained in a court file are confidential and are not available for public inspection: Provided, That unless the file is sealed pursuant to section seventeen of this article or access is otherwise prohibited by order, any document in the file shall […]
§53-8-3. Who May File; Exclusivity; Applicability of Article
(a) Who may file a petition. — A petition for relief under this article may be filed by: (1) A person seeking relief under this article for herself or himself; or