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Ala. Code § 13A-6-143 (2026)

Arrest for Violation of Article.

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A law enforcement officer may arrest any person for the violation of this article if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of a valid domestic violence protection order, whether temporary or permanent. The presentation of a domestic violence protection order constitutes probable cause for an officer to believe that a valid order exists. For purposes of this article, the domestic violence protection order may be inscribed on a tangible copy or may be stored in an electronic or other medium if it is retrievable in a detectable form. Presentation of a certified copy of the domestic violence protection order is not required for enforcement or to allow a law enforcement officer to effect a warrantless arrest. If a domestic violence protection order is not presented to or otherwise confirmed by a law enforcement officer, the officer may consider other information in determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid domestic violence protection order exists. The law enforcement officer may arrest the defendant without a warrant although he or she did not personally see the violation. Knowledge by the officer of the existence or contents of, or both, or presentation to the officer by the complainant of, a domestic violence protection order shall constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of the order.

If a law enforcement officer of this state determines that an otherwise valid domestic violence protection order cannot be enforced because the defendant has not been notified or served with the domestic violence protection order, the law enforcement officer shall inform the defendant of the order and allow the person a reasonable opportunity to comply with the order’s provisions before enforcing the order. In the event the law enforcement officer provides notice of the domestic violence protection order to the defendant, the officer shall document this fact in the written report.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-325, p. 495, §4, §30-5A-4; Act 2011-691, p. 2113, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2013 · leading case: State v. Ramos, 2013-NMSC-031, 305 P.3d 921.
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State v. Ramos, 2013-NMSC-031, 305 P.3d 921. · cites it 2× “The general intent instruction sufficiently protects both parties’ interests and therefore I would affirm the Court of Appeals’ holding and adopt the jury instructions discussion regarding the imposition of a knowledge requirement in the attached Memorandum Opinion.…”
State v. Ramos, 2013-NMSC-031. “The general intent instruction sufficiently protects both parties’ interests and therefore I would affirm the Court of Appeals’ holding and adopt the jury instructions discussion regarding the imposition of a knowledge requirement in the attached Memorandum Opinion.…”
State v. Ramos (N.M. 2013). “The general intent instruction sufficiently protects both parties’ interests and therefore I would affirm the Court of Appeals’ holding and adopt the jury instructions discussion regarding the imposition of a knowledge requirement in the attached Memorandum Opinion.…”
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