§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.
§53-8-13. Fees and Costs
(a) Charges for fees and costs postponed. — No fees may be charged for the filing of petitions or other papers, service of petitions or orders, copies of orders or other costs for services provided by, or associated with, any proceedings under this article until the matter is brought before the court for final resolution. […]
§53-8-14. Service by Law Enforcement
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, all law-enforcement officers are hereby authorized and required to serve all pleadings and orders filed or entered pursuant to this article on Sundays and legal holidays. No law-enforcement officer may refuse to serve any pleadings or orders entered pursuant to this article. Law enforcement shall […]
§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
§53-8-4. Petition Seeking Relief
(a) Underlying acts. – A petitioner may seek relief under this article by filing with a magistrate court a petition that alleges the commission of any of the following acts against the petitioner by the respondent: (1) A sexual offense or attempted sexual offense as defined in section one of this article;
§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, […]