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30-6-1
Section 30-6-1 Definitions. In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABUSE. As defined in Section 30-5-2. (2)
ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated. (3) ADVOCATE. An employee
or volunteer of a program for victims of domestic violence receiving funds under this chapter
who has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of domestic
violence; who supervises the employees or volunteers of the program; or who administers the
program. (4) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (5) CLIENT. Any individual
receiving services from a certified domestic violence center. (6) DIRECTOR. The Director of
the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Abuse as defined
in subdivision (1). (8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER. An entity that provides services or shelter
to domestic violence victims and their accompanying children...
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13A-6-134
Section 13A-6-134 Arrest without warrant - Determination of predominant aggressor; notice requirements;
liability of officer. (a) If a law enforcement officer receives complaints of domestic violence
from two or more opposing persons, or if both parties have injuries, the officer shall evaluate
each complaint separately to determine who was the predominant aggressor. If the officer determines
that one person was the predominant physical aggressor, that person may be arrested; however,
a person who acts in a reasonable manner to protect himself or herself or another family or
household member from domestic violence may not be arrested for a violation of Section 13A-6-130,
13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, or 13A-6-138. In determining whether a person is the predominant aggressor,
the officer shall consider all of the following: (1) Prior complaints of domestic violence.
(2) The relative severity of the injuries inflicted on each person, including whether the
injuries are offensive versus defensive...
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15-13-190
Section 15-13-190 Procedures upon arrest; conditions of release or bail. (a) A person arrested
for domestic violence in the first degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-130, domestic violence
in the second degree, pursuant to Section 13A-6-131, domestic violence in the third degree,
pursuant to Section 13A-6-132, interference with a domestic violence emergency call, in violation
of Section 13A-6-137, or domestic violence by strangulation or suffocation, pursuant to Section
13A-6-138, or a violation of a domestic violence protection order, may not be admitted to
bail until after an appearance before a judge or magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest,
and if the person is not taken before a judge or magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest,
he or she shall be afforded an opportunity to make bail in accordance with the Alabama Rules
of Criminal Procedure. (b) The judge or magistrate may impose conditions of release or bail
on the person to protect the alleged victim of domestic violence or...
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12-15-115
Section 12-15-115 Original jurisdiction - Civil. (a) A juvenile court shall also exercise original
jurisdiction of the following civil proceedings: (1) Removal of disabilities of nonage pursuant
to Chapter 13 of Title 26. (2) Proceedings for judicial consent for a person under the respective
legal age to marry, to be employed, withdraw from school, or enlist in military service when
this consent is required by law. (3) Proceedings for the commitment of a minor or child with
mental illness or an intellectual disability to the Department of Mental Health, as provided
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12-15-401). (4) Proceedings for the adoption of a child
when these proceedings have been transferred from probate court as provided by law. (5) Proceedings
for waiver of parental consent for a minor to have an abortion pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title
26. (6) Proceedings to establish parentage of a child pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Parentage
Act, Chapter 17 of Title 26. (7)...
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30-6-6
Section 30-6-6 Establishment and funding of facilities. (a) In order to be certified, each
domestic violence center shall do all of the following: (1) Provide a facility that shall
serve as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of domestic violence. For the
purpose of this chapter, minor children and other dependents of a victim, when the dependents
are partly or wholly dependent on the victim for support or services, may be sheltered with
the victim in a domestic violence center. (2) Provide minimum services which shall include,
but not be limited to, information and referral services, counseling and case management services,
temporary emergency shelter for more than 24 hours for adult victims and their accompanying
children, a 24-hour hotline, training for law enforcement personnel, assessment and appropriate
referral of resident children, outreach services as defined by standards for counties without
a physical emergency shelter facility, and educational services for...
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13A-11-72
Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol. (a) No person who has been convicted
in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, misdemeanor
offense of domestic violence, violent offense as listed in Section 12-25-32(15), anyone who
is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse, or anyone of unsound mind shall
own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her control. (b) No person
who is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in this section, a drug addict, or
an habitual drunkard shall own a pistol or have one in his or her possession or under his
or her control. (c) Subject to the exceptions provided by Section 13A-11-74, no person shall
knowingly with intent to do bodily harm carry or possess a deadly weapon on the premises of
a public school. (d) Possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to do bodily harm on the
premises of a public school in violation of subsection (c) of this...
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30-5-4
Section 30-5-4 Remedies and relief; duty to inform court of pending proceedings, litigation,
etc.; previous court orders; issuance of orders. (a) The plaintiff's right to relief under
this chapter shall not be affected by his or her leaving the residence or household to avoid
further abuse. (b) At any hearing in a proceeding to obtain a protection order, each party
has a continuing duty to inform the court of each pending proceeding in this state or any
other state for a protection order, any pending civil litigation in this state or any other
state, each pending proceeding in any family or juvenile court of this state or any other
state, each pending criminal case involving the parties in this state or any other state,
and any existing child custody or support order, including the case name, the file number,
and the county and state of the proceeding, if that information is known to the party. (c)
The remedies and procedures provided in this chapter are in addition to and not in lieu...
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30-5B-2
Section 30-5B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) COURT. A circuit or district court authorized by statute to issue or modify
a protective order. (2) FOREIGN PROTECTION ORDER. A protection order issued by a tribunal
of another state. (3) ISSUING STATE. The state whose tribunal issues a protection order. (4)
MUTUAL FOREIGN PROTECTION ORDER. A foreign protection order that includes provisions in favor
of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent. (5)
PROTECTED INDIVIDUAL. An individual protected by a protection order. (6) PROTECTION ORDER.
An injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence or family violence
laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening
acts against, harassment of, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another
individual. (7) RESPONDENT. The individual against whom enforcement of a...
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30-3B-102
Section 30-3B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABANDONED. Left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
(2) CHILD. An individual who has not attained 19 years of age. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other
monetary obligation of an individual. (4) CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDING. A proceeding in a court
in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.
The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,
paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which
the issue may appear. The term does not include a court...
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30-9-2
Section 30-9-2 Establishment of domestic violence fatality review teams; confidentiality of
information. (a) A statewide domestic violence fatality review team shall be established to
review fatal and near-fatal incidents of domestic violence, related domestic violence matters,
and suicides. Additional teams at the local and regional levels may be established as well
in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, the local domestic violence center, and
local judicial officers including the court, prosecutor, and public defender. Teams established
at the local and regional levels shall be chaired by the district attorney of that particular
jurisdiction. The membership of a domestic violence fatality review team shall be inclusive
and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
The review may include an examination of events leading up to the domestic violence incident,
available community resources, current laws and policies, and...
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