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2018 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - CRIMINAL CODE.
Chapter 6 - OFFENSES INVOLVING DANGER TO THE PERSON.
Article 7A - Domestic Violence Protection Order Enforcement Act.
Section 13A-6-142 - Violations; penalties.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 13A-6-142 (2018)
Section 13A-6-142Violations; penalties.
(a) A violation of a domestic violence protection order is a Class A misdemeanor which shall be punishable as provided by law.
(b) A second conviction for violation of a domestic violence protection order, in addition to any other penalty or fine, shall be punishable by a minimum of 30 days imprisonment which may not be suspended. A third or subsequent conviction shall, in addition to any other penalty or fine, be punishable by a minimum sentence of 120 days imprisonment which may not be suspended.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-325, p. 495, §3; Act 1996, No. 96-527, p. 684, §1; §30-5A-3; Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)
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