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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206 (2026)

Temporary order

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  1. When a petition under this chapter alleges an immediate and present danger of domestic abuse or that the respondent is scheduled to be released from incarceration within thirty (30) days and upon the respondent's release there will be an immediate and present danger of domestic abuse, the court shall grant a temporary order of protection pending a full hearing if the court finds sufficient evidence to support the petition.
  2. An ex parte temporary order of protection may:
    1. Include any of the orders provided in §§ 9-15-203 and 9-15-205; and
    2. Provide the following relief:
      1. Exclude the abusing party from the dwelling that the parties share or from the residence of the petitioner or victim;
      2. Exclude the abusing party from the place of business or employment, school, or other location of the petitioner or victim;
      3. Award temporary custody or establish temporary visitation rights with regard to minor children of the parties;
      4. Order temporary support for minor children or a spouse, with such support to be enforced in the manner prescribed by law for other child support and alimony awards;
      5. Prohibit the abusing party directly or through an agent from contacting the petitioner or victim except under specific conditions named in the order; and
        1. Order such other relief as the court considers necessary or appropriate for the protection of a family or household member.
        2. The relief may include without limitation enjoining and restraining the abusing party from doing, attempting to do, or threatening to do an act injuring, mistreating, molesting, or harassing the petitioner.
  3. An ex parte temporary order of protection is effective until the date of the hearing described in § 9-15-204.
  4. Incarceration or imprisonment of the abusing party shall not bar the court from issuing an ex parte temporary order of protection.

History. Acts 1991, No. 266, § 6; 1997, No. 895, § 2; 1999, No. 662, § 3; 1999, No. 1551, § 3; 2009, No. 698, § 7.

Amendments. The 2009 amendment rewrote the section.

Case Notes

Sufficient Evidence.

Evidence was sufficient to support the final order of protection entered against appellant under subsection (a) of this section, because he committed an act of domestic violence against appellee while her children were present and there had been past conduct of the same or similar nature based on appellant's admissions. Hancock v. Hancock, 2013 Ark. App. 79 (2013).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: Bates v. Bates, 793 S.W.2d 788 (Ark. 1990).
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Bates v. Bates, 793 S.W.2d 788 (Ark. 1990). · cites it 8× “Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206 (a) (Supp. 1989).”
Tully Borland v. Amy Borland, 2021 Ark. App. 448 (Ark. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Arkansas Code Annotated section 9-15-206(a) pertains to temporary orders––not final orders of protection, and it is the final order of protection from which Tully appeals.”
Timothy Hocut v. Hilary Hocut, 2022 Ark. App. 452 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 9-15-206 (a) (Repl. 2020); Hancock v. Hancock, 2013 Ark.”
Neil Kitchens v. Kay Whisenhunt (Ark. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “3 Whisenhunt pled in the petition for an ex parte order of protection that certain acts made her fearful of harm, which does not rise to the requisite standard for a temporary or “ex parte” order of protection pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206 , which is defined as a…”
Shabazz v. Beuah (E.D. Ark. 2025). “§§ 9-15-206 & 207 (judicial capacity); Borland v.”
— Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206(a) — 2 cases
Bates v. Bates, 793 S.W.2d 788 (Ark. 1990). “Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206 (a) (Supp. 1989).”
Tully Borland v. Amy Borland, 2021 Ark. App. 448 (Ark. Ct. App. 2021). “Arkansas Code Annotated section 9-15-206(a) pertains to temporary orders––not final orders of protection, and it is the final order of protection from which Tully appeals.”
— Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206(b) — 1 case
Bates v. Bates, 793 S.W.2d 788 (Ark. 1990). “Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-206 (a) (Supp. 1989).”
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