Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-216

Mutual orders of protection — Separate orders of protection

Known as the Domestic Abuse Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (30 sections).

Acts 2001, No. 1437, § 1.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties.

(2) Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party: Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection;

(3) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103;

(4) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and

(5) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.