Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 30-6-1 (2026)

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✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) ABUSE. As defined in Section 30-5-2.

(2) ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated.

(3) ADVOCATE. An employee or volunteer of a program for victims of domestic violence receiving funds under this chapter who has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of domestic violence; who supervises the employees or volunteers of the program; or who administers the program.

(4) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(5) CLIENT. Any individual receiving services from a certified domestic violence center.

(6) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

(7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Abuse as defined in subdivision (1).

(8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER. An entity that provides services or shelter to domestic violence victims and their accompanying children and is a member of the ACADV or other qualified entity.

(9) OTHER QUALIFIED ENTITY. An entity designated by the director to fulfill the duties of the ACADV in the event the ACADV ceases operations or is otherwise ineligible to receive federal funds for domestic violence programs in this state.

(10) VICTIM. As defined in Section 30-5-2.

Terms not otherwise defined by this chapter shall have the meaning given to them by the Alabama Criminal Code, Title 13A, or other provisions of law, as the case may be.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-813, p. 1452, §1; Act 99-589, p. 1344, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2015 · leading case: Carroll v. Shoney's, Inc., 775 So. 2d 753 (Ala. 2000).

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Carroll v. Shoney's, Inc., 775 So. 2d 753 (Ala. 2000). “Code 1975; Domestic Violence Facilities Act, §§ 30-6-1 through - 11, Ala.Code 1975; Protection From Abuse Act, §§ 30-5-1 through -11, Ala.”

Cloud v. Cloud, 187 So. 3d 725 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). “Contemporaneous with the filing of the complaint, the wife filed a request for injunctive relief to restrain the husband from physically abusing the wife and a petition for relief pursuant to the Protection from Abuse Act (“the PFAA”), § 30-6-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1976, as that…”

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