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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 93 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 93-1-1 — 93-31-7)
Chapter 21 - PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 93-21-1 — 93-21-311)
Article 1 - PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE LAW (§§ 93-21-1 — 93-21-33)
- Section 93-21-1 - Short title
- Section 93-21-3 - Definitions
- Section 93-21-5 - Jurisdiction and venue
- Section 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
- Section 93-21-9 - Contents of petition
- Section 93-21-11 - Notice and hearing
- Section 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
- Section 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
- Section 93-21-15.1 - Appeal of temporary or final domestic abuse protection order
- Section 93-21-16 - Full faith and credit for certain protective orders issued in other jurisdictions
- Section 93-21-17 - Grant of relief not to affect property titles or availability of other remedies; court approval required to amend orders
- Section 93-21-19 - Testimony by spouses not to be restricted
- Section 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
- Section 93-21-23 - Participants in reports or proceedings presumed acting in good faith; immunity from liability
- Section 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
- Section 93-21-27 - Immunity of law enforcement officers for arrests arising from incidents of domestic violence
- Section 93-21-28 - Emergency law enforcement response in domestic abuse cases
- Section 93-21-29 - Proceedings to be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies
- Section 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
- Section 93-21-33 - Domestic Violence Task Force created; membership, duties and responsibilities
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