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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 93 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 21 - Protection from Domestic Abuse.
- 93-21-1 - Short title.
- 93-21-3 - Definitions.
- 93-21-5 - Jurisdiction.
- 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.
- 93-21-9 - Contents of petition.
- 93-21-11 - Notice and hearing.
- 93-21-13 - Emergency domestic abuse protection order; duration of order; extension; de novo hearing for parties aggrieved by issuance or denial of issuance of order.
- 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 National Criminal Information Center's Protection Order File; modification, amendment or dissolution of order.
- 93-21-16 - Full faith and credit for certain protective orders issued in other jurisdictions.
- 93-21-17 - Grant of relief not to affect property titles or availability of other remedies; court approval required to amend orders.
- 93-21-19 - Testimony by spouses not to be restricted.
- 93-21-21 - Knowing violation of protective orders or consent agreements issued by Mississippi or foreign courts is misdemeanor; penalties.
- 93-21-23 - Participants in reports or proceedings presumed acting in good faith; immunity from liability.
- 93-21-25 - Mississippi Protective Order Registry; certain orders to be maintained in registry; duties of clerk of issuing court; process for entry and removal of orders.
- 93-21-27 - Immunity of law enforcement officers for arrests arising from incidents of domestic violence.
- 93-21-28 - Emergency law enforcement response in domestic abuse cases.
- 93-21-29 - Proceedings to be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies.
- 93-21-31 - Domestic violence training fund.
- 93-21-101 - Definitions.
- 93-21-103 - Domestic violence shelters.
- 93-21-105 - Criteria to qualify for state funding.
- 93-21-107 - Eligibility for funds; requirements.
- 93-21-109 - Records withheld from public disclosure.
- 93-21-111 - Annual report.
- 93-21-113 - Reporting criminal acts or omissions to law enforcement personnel; filing charges against offender; plea bargaining.
- 93-21-115 - Donations from municipalities to support local shelters.
- 93-21-117 - Victims of Domestic Violence Fund.
- 93-21-301 - Short Title.
- 93-21-303 - Declaration of policy.
- 93-21-305 - Fund established; source of funds; interest; disbursements; purpose of fund.
- 93-21-307 - Administration of fund; powers and duties of Division of Family and Children's Services.
- 93-21-309 - Purposes for which grants or loans may be made from fund.
- 93-21-311 - Criteria for making grant or loan.
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