When a petitioner or any law enforcement officer files an affidavit with a circuit court that has issued an order of protection under the provisions of this chapter alleging that the respondent or person restrained has violated the order, the court may issue an order to the respondent or person restrained requiring that person to appear and show cause why he or she should not be found in contempt.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-210
Contempt proceedings
Known as the Domestic Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (30 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2022 Ark. App. 73 - Hollie Sutterfield v. Noah Sutterfield (2022)
Most recently applied in 2022 Ark. App. 73 - Hollie Sutterfield v. Noah Sutterfield (February 2022)
Acts 1991, No. 266, § 10.
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