Chapter
Protection from Domestic Abuse
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-1— Short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-3— Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-5— Jurisdiction and venue
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-7— Petition to seek domestic abuse protection order; proper forum for petition alleging domestic abuse; waiver of filing fees in domestic abuse cases
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-9— Contents of petition
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-11— Notice and hearing
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-13— Emergency domestic abuse protection order; duration of order; extension; entry of protection order into Mississippi Protection Order Registry; order effective in all U.S. states, territories and tribal lands
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-15— Temporary domestic abuse protection orders; relief; duration; final domestic abuse protection order or consent agreements; provisions addressing custody, visitation or support of minor children; order to set forth findings of fact and provide details of acts restrained; order to be entered into Mississippi Protection Order Registry; modification, amendment or dissolution of order; order effective in all U.S. states, territories and tribal lands
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-15.1— Appeal of temporary or final domestic abuse protection order
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-16— Full faith and credit for certain protective orders issued in other jurisdictions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-17— Grant of relief not to affect property titles or availability of other remedies; court approval required to amend orders
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-19— Testimony by spouses not to be restricted
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-21— Knowing violation of protection orders, court-approved consent agreements or bond conditions issued by Mississippi or foreign courts is misdemeanor or contempt; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-23— Participants in reports or proceedings presumed acting in good faith; immunity from liability
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-25— Mississippi Protection Order Registry; certain orders to be maintained in registry; duties of clerk of issuing court; process for entry and removal of orders
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-27— Immunity of law enforcement officers for arrests arising from incidents of domestic violence
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-28— Emergency law enforcement response in domestic abuse cases
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-29— Proceedings to be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-31— Domestic Violence Training Fund; funding of expenses of Domestic Violence Division of the Office of Attorney General; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-33— Domestic Violence Task Force created; membership, duties and responsibilities
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-101— Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-103— Domestic violence shelters
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-105— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-107— Eligibility for funds; requirements
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-109— Records withheld from public disclosure
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-111— Annual report
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-113— Reporting criminal acts or omissions to law enforcement personnel; filing charges against offender; plea bargaining
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-115— Donations from municipalities to support local shelters
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-117— Victims of Domestic Violence Fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-119— Office Against Interpersonal Violence (OAIV) established; OAIV Advisory Board; purpose, membership
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-121— Office Against Interpersonal Violence powers and duties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-123— Office Against Interpersonal Violence authorized to seek, receive and administer certain grants
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-301— Short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-303— Declaration of policy
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-305— Fund established; source of funds; interest; disbursements; purpose of fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-307— Administration of fund; powers and duties of Division of Family and Children’s Services
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-309— Purposes for which grants or loans may be made from fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-311— Criteria for making grant or loan