Arkansas Law

§ 9-15-207. Protection order - Enforcement - Penalties - Criminal jurisdiction.

(a) Any order of protection granted pursuant to this chapter shall be enforceable by any law enforcement agency with proper jurisdiction.

(b) Any order of protection shall include a notice to the respondent or party restrained that a violation of the order is a Class A misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of one (1) year imprisonment in the county jail or a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(c) Jurisdiction for the criminal offense of violating the terms of an order of protection shall be with the circuit court or other courts having jurisdiction over criminal matters.

(d)(1) In the final order of protection, the petitioner's home or business address may specifically be excluded from notice to the respondent.

     (2) A court shall also order that the petitioner's copy of the order of protection be excluded from any address where the respondent happens to reside.

(e) When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a respondent has violated an order of protection and has been presented verification of the existence of the order, the officer may, without a warrant, arrest the apparent violator whether the violation was in or outside the presence of the officer if the order was obtained according to this chapter and with the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

History. Acts 1991, No. 266, § 10; 1999, No. 1551, § 4.