§ 40-13A-2. Definitions

As used in the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act: A. “ foreign protection order ” means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state; B. “ issuing state ” means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order; C. “ mutual foreign protection order ” means a foreign protection order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent; D. “ protected individual ” means a person protected by a protection order; E. “ protection order ” means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family violence or antistalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent a person from engaging in a violent or threatening act against, harassment of, contact or communication with or physical proximity to another person; F. “ respondent ” means the person against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought; G. “ state ” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. “ State ” includes an Indian pueblo, tribe, nation or band that has jurisdiction to issue protection orders; and H. “ tribunal ” means a court, agency or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order.