{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-216","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-216","heading":"Mutual orders of protection - Separate orders of protection","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties. (b) Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party: (1) Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection; (2) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103 ; (3) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and (4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought. Acts 2001, No. 1437, § 1\n\n(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties.\n\n(b) Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party: (1) Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection; (2) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103 ; (3) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and (4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.\n\n(1) Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection;\n\n(2) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103 ;\n\n(3) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and\n\n(4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 15","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"5908212f41d49a83f499e3a396d58a622daeb2d73b4466c553ca9193fd12dbb0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-215","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-15-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}