Protective/No Contact Orders

Protective/No Contact Orders

No Contact Order §18-920: When a person is charged with an offense of assault, battery, stalking or domestic violence etc., or any other offense for which a court finds that a no contact order is appropriate, an order forbidding contact with another person may be issued.

A violation of a no contact order is committed when:

  • The person charged has had contact with the stated person in violation of the order.
  • A violation of a No Contact Order is punishable by a fine and/or by imprisonment in the county jail.
  • A peace officer may arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated a no contact order.

 

Civil Protection Order §39-6316(2): If you are the victim of Domestic Violence, you can ask the city or county prosecuting attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to petition for an order for protection from domestic abuse which could include:

  • an order restraining your abuser from further acts of abuse
  • an order directing your abuser to leave your household
  • an order preventing your abuser from entering your residence, school, business or place of employment
  • an order restraining your abuser from molesting or interfering with minor children in your custody.

 

A violation of a protective order is committed when:

  • The person to be restrained has had contact with the stated person or residence in violation of the order.
  • A violation of a protective order is punishable by a fine and/or by imprisonment in the county jail.
  • A peace officer may arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated a protective order.

 

No Contact Order

Protective Order

Only applies to the Defendant May apply to both parties (both parties are subject to the terms)
Duration: Indefinite, but the Judge may put an expiration date on it 14 days for ex parte, then usually for 90 days
The magistrate may order it at any time in writing and shall serve it on the Defendant Must file a petition in court and the Defendant must have notice of the order