Crimes and procedure; domestic violence crimes, substantially revised; temporary holding periods and bond requirements, established; criminal penalties increased under certain conditions

This bill updates Alabama's domestic violence laws, expanding the definition of domestic violence victims to include minor children of a party in a dating relationship with the defendant. It establishes temporary holding periods and bond requirements for domestic violence arrests and violations of protection orders, and sets mandatory minimum jail times for certain offenses. The bill also prohibits requiring polygraph tests for victims of sexual offenses or domestic violence and mandates reporting of all domestic violence incidents, even those without an arrest.

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