{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-141","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-141","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n(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 the following:\na. A restraining order, injunctive order, or order of release from custody which has been issued in a circuit, district, municipal, or juvenile court in a domestic relations or family violence case;\nb. An order issued by municipal, district, or circuit court which places conditions on the pre-trial release on defendants in criminal cases, including provisions of bail pursuant to Section 15-13-190;\nc. An order issued by another state or territory which may be enforced under Sections 30-5B-1 through 30-5B-10. Restraining or protection orders not issued pursuant to the Protection From Abuse Act, Sections 30-5-1 to 30-5-11, inclusive, must specify that a history of violence or abuse exists for the provisions of this chapter to apply.\n(2) VIOLATION. The knowing commission of any act prohibited by a domestic violence protection order or any willful failure to abide by its terms.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 7A Domestic Violence Protection Order Enforcement Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-141","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"198f7439dfc43384c520cd26c910a90680f760abe559264d8fed0b3a6fd13e45","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-140","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}