Alabama § 13A-6-142 - Violation of a Domestic Violation Protection Order; Penalties.
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§ 13A-6-142. Violation of a Domestic Violation Protection Order; Penalties.
(a) A person commits the crime of violation of a domestic violence protection order if the person knowingly commits any act prohibited by a domestic violence protection order or willfully fails to abide by any term of a domestic violence protection order.
(b) A violation of a domestic violence protection order is a Class A misdemeanor which shall be punishable as provided by law. 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 is a Class C felony.
(c) In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, the court shall order the defendant to pay an additional fine of fifty dollars ($50) for a violation of a domestic violence protection order to be distributed to the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, established by Section 30-6-11.
(d)(1) Except for violations of this section that are under the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts, the district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over prosecutions for violations of this section or any other prosecution for an action that would constitute a violation of this section except as provided in Section 12-12-32.
(2) Except for violations of this section that are under the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts, any prosecution for a violation of this section or any other prosecution for an action that would constitute a violation of this section which is pending on October 1, 2026, shall be transferred to the district court.
(3) This subsection shall not apply to violations arising from a domestic violence protection order issued by a municipal court.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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