Title 47 — Domestic and Family Violence
8 chapters · 31 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 47.0601 Duties of law enforcement officer to victim of domestic or family violence - Required notice to victim
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(a) A law enforcement officer who responds to an allegation of domestic or family violence shall use all reasonable means to protect the victim and prevent further violence, including but not limited to: (1) Taking the action necessary to provide for the safety of the victim and …
A.S.C.A. § 47.0602 Duties of law enforcement officer to prosecutor's office
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Law enforcement officers who respond to allegations of domestic or family violence are required within 72 hours of the response to either inform the prosecutor’s office or provide a copy of their police report to the prosecutor’s office. History: 2004, PL 28-16.
A.S.C.A. § 47.0603 Mandatory arrest for crimes involving domestic or family violence - Determination of primary aggressor - Required report
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(a) A law enforcement officer shall, without a warrant, arrest and charge a person with the appropriate crime if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime involving domestic or family violence, whether the offense is a felony or a misdemeanor…
A.S.C.A. § 47.0604 Mandatory arrest for certain violations of orders for protection
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When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a respondent has violated one of the following orders of the court and verifies the existence of the order, the officer shall, without a warrant, arrest the apparent violator whether the violation was committed in …
A.S.C.A. § 47.0605 Authority of law enforcement officer to seize weapons
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Incident to an arrest for a crime involving domestic or family violence, a law enforcement officer: (a) Shall seize all weapons that are alleged to have been involved or threatened to be used in the commission of a crime. (b) May seize a weapon that is in the plain view of the of…
A.S.C.A. § 47.0606 Mandatory arrest for violation of conditions of release
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If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated a condition of release imposed on a perpetrator of family and domestic violence and verifies that the alleged violator has notice of the conditions, the officer shall, without a warrant, arrest …