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Part II - Real and Personal...
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Title III - Domestic Relations
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Chapter 209a - Abuse Prevention
Chapter 209a - Abuse Prevention
Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Venue
Section 3 - Remedies; Period of Relief
Section 3a - Nature of Proceedings and Availability of Other Criminal Proceedings; Information Required to Be Given to Complainant Upon Filing
Section 3b - Order for Suspension and Surrender of Firearms License; Surrender of Firearms; Petition for Review; Hearing
Section 3c - Continuation or Modification of Order for Surrender or Suspension
Section 3d - Transmission of Report Containing Defendant's Name and Identifying Information and Statement Describing Defendant's Alleged Conduct and Relationship to Plaintiff to Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Upon Order for Suspension or Surrender
Section 4 - Temporary Orders; Notice; Hearing
Section 5 - Granting of Relief When Court Closed; Certification
Section 5a - Protection Order Issued by Another Jurisdiction; Enforcement; Filing; Presumption of Validity
Section 6 - Powers of Police
Section 7 - Abuse Prevention Orders; Domestic Violence Record Search; Service of Order; Enforcement; Violations
Section 8 - Confidentiality of Records
Section 9 - Form of Complaint; Promulgation
Section 10 - Assessments Against Persons Referred to Certified Batterers' Treatment Program as Condition of Probation
Section 11 - Possession, Care and Control of Domesticated Animal Owned by Persons Involved in Certain Protective Orders; Notice to Law Enforcement Upon Finding of Imminent Threat to Household Member or Animal