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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:366 (2026)

Injunctions

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§366. Injunctions

A. All separation, divorce, child custody, and child visitation orders and judgments in family violence cases shall contain an injunction as defined in R.S. 9:362. Upon issuance of such injunction, the judge shall cause to have prepared a Uniform Abuse Prevention Order as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(C), shall sign such order, and shall immediately forward it to the clerk of court for filing on the day that the order is issued. The clerk of the issuing court shall transmit the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order to the Judicial Administrator's Office, Louisiana Supreme Court, for entry into the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(A), by facsimile transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. The clerk of the issuing court shall also send a copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(C), or any modification thereof, to the chief law enforcement officer of the parish where the person or persons protected by the order reside by facsimile transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. A copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order shall be retained on file in the office of the chief law enforcement officer until otherwise directed by the court.

B. Any violation of the injunction, if proved by the appropriate standard, shall be punished as contempt of court, and shall result in a termination of all court-ordered child visitation.

Acts 1992, No. 1091, §1; Acts 1995, No. 888, §1; Acts 2003, No. 750, §3; Acts 2014, No. 317, §1, eff. August 1, 2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2019 · leading case: McFall v. McFall, 44 So. 3d 329 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
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McFall v. McFall, 44 So. 3d 329 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “He asserts one assignment of error and argues the trial court erred in reopening the previously dismissed petition for protection from abuse and in granting the order of protection after taking testimony in another case, thus depriving him of his constitutional right of due…”
Rebecca Leigh Bloxom v. Lonnie Keith Bloxom, 279 So. 3d 474 (La. Ct. App. 2019). “R.S. 9:366 and La. R.S. 46:2136.2. The trial court ordered Lonnie to pay Rebecca monthly spousal support of $925, pursuant to La.”
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