State of Alabama Unified Judicial System Form C-2A Rev. 1/2016 REQUEST FOR HEARING (Protection from Abuse Act - � 30-5-1, et seq) Ala. Code 1975 Case Number IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF _________________________________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA ___________________________________________________V. _____________________________________________________. Plaintiff Defendant Pursuant to � 30-5-6 (a), Ala. Code 1975, I request a hearing on the Petition for Protection from Abuse filed on ___________________________________________________ (date). ____________________________________________________________ Defendant ____________________________________________________________ Defendant's Attorney ____________________________________________________________ City State Zip Code ____________________________________________________________ Attorney's Business Telephone Number ORDER I grant deny the above Request for Hearing. _________________________________________________________ Judge NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: A Protection Order that may be issued from a final hearing shall be enforced, even without registration, by the courts and any law enforcement officer of any State, the District of Columbia, and any U.S. territory, and may be enforced by Tribal Lands (18 U.S.C.A. Section 2265). Crossing state, territory or tribal boundaries to violate a protection order may result in penalties, including federal imprisonment (18 U.S.C.A. Section 2262). Federal law provides penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition while subject to qualified protection order or after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence[18 U.S.C.A. Sections 922 (g)(8) and 922 (g)(9)]. Section 13A-11-72(a) provides that it is a Class C felony for a person convicted in the State of Alabama or elsewhere of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence or subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse to own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her control. A protection order is also enforceable on U.S. Department of Defense installations (10 U.S.C.A. Section 1561a). A violation of a domestic violence ORDER is a Class A misdemeanor. Section 13A-6-142 (a), Ala. Code 1975. The Defendant is notified that he or she has a right to counsel at the final hearing on the Petition for Protection from Abuse but not counsel appointed by the court. Original-Court Record Copy-Plaintiff American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com