Section 13A-6-140 Short title; purpose. (a) This article shall be known as the Domestic Violence Protection Order Enforcement Act. (b) The purpose of this article is to define the crime of violation of a domestic violence protection order. (Acts 1993, No. 93-325, p. 495, §1; §30-5A-1; Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)
Section 13A-6-141 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDER. A domestic violence protection order is any protection from abuse order issued pursuant to the Protection from Abuse Act, Sections 30-5-1 to 30-5-11, inclusive. The term includes […]
Section 13A-6-142 Violation of a domestic violation protection order; penalties. (a) A person commits the crime of violation of a domestic violence protection order if the person knowingly commits any act prohibited by a domestic violence protection order or willfully fails to abide by any term of a domestic violence protection order. (b) A violation […]
Section 13A-6-143 Arrest for violation of article. A law enforcement officer may arrest any person for the violation of this article if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of a valid domestic violence protection order, whether temporary or permanent. The presentation of a domestic violence protection order […]
