Domestic Abuse

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Section
36-3-601

Part Definitions

Section
36-3-602

Petition — Venue

Section
36-3-603

Duration of Protection Order — Petition for Protection Order in Divorce Action

Section
36-3-604

Forms

Section
36-3-605

Ex Parte Protection Order — Hearing — Extension

Section
36-3-606

Scope of Protection Order

Section
36-3-607

Bond Not Required

Section
36-3-608

Duration of Protection Order — Modification

Section
36-3-609

Effectiveness of Order of Protection — Service

Section
36-3-610

Violation of Order or Consent Agreement — Civil or Criminal Contempt — Financial Penalty

Section
36-3-611

Arrest for Violation of Protection Order

Section
36-3-612

Contempt Hearing

Section
36-3-613

Leaving Residence or Use of Necessary Force — Right to Relief Unaffected

Section
36-3-614

Effect of Failure to Contest Parentage — Order of Protection Pending Parentage Tests and Comparisons

Section
36-3-615

Notification to Victim That Family or Household Member Arrested for Assault May Be Released on Bond

Section
36-3-616

Domestic Violence Community Education Fund

Section
36-3-617

Protection Order — Filing Costs and Assistance

Section
36-3-618

Purpose — Legislative Intent

Section
36-3-619

Officer Response — Primary Aggressor — Factors — Reports — Notice to Victim of Legal Rights — Ex Parte Protection Order

Section
36-3-620

Seizure of Weapons in Possession of Alleged Domestic Abuser

Section
36-3-621

Wireless Telephone Service for Victims of Domestic Violence

Section
36-3-622

Out-of-State Protection Orders

Section
36-3-623

Confidentiality of Records of Shelters, Centers, Providers

Section
36-3-624

Death Review Teams Established — Protocol — Composition of Teams — Disclosure of Communications — Authority to Subpoena

Section
36-3-625

Dispossession of Firearms

Section
36-3-626

Authorization to Carry Handgun After Order of Protection Granted and While Application for Temporary Handgun Permit Pending. [Contingent Effective Date — See Compiler's notes.]