{"id":2092,"date":"2014-09-08T16:55:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T16:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlandstoo.org\/?page_id=2092"},"modified":"2017-11-04T20:03:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T20:03:24","slug":"file-a-restraining-order","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=2092","title":{"rendered":"“Restraining Order”; Keep Another “Person” Away from a Designated Perimeter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 \u00a0A\u00a0restraining order<\/b>\u00a0aka “order of protection”<\/b>\u00a0or “peace bond<\/a>” is a form of\u00a0<\/span>court order<\/a>\u00a0that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts<\/span>. These orders flow from the court’s\u00a0injunction power<\/a>\u00a0to grant equitable remedies. \u00a0A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties &\u00a0may have to pay damages or accept sanctions<\/span>. Restraining orders are\u00a0most commonly used in reference to\u00a0domestic violence<\/a>,\u00a0harassment<\/a>,\u00a0stalking<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0sexual assault<\/a>. In the\u00a0United States<\/a>, every state has some form of domestic violence restraining order law,\u00a0& many states also have specific restraining order laws for stalking\u00a0& sexual assault.<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0After a Restraining Order has been<\/span> filed by the victim & been officially ordered by The Court<\/span>– if the abuser does something that the court has ordered him or her not to do, or refuses to do something the court has ordered him or her to do,<\/span> that is a violation of the order. \u00a0The victim can ask the police or the court- or both-<\/em> depending on the violation, to enforce the order.<\/span><\/h5>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0All protective order statutes permit the court to instruct the abuser to stay a certain distance away from someone, their home, their workplace or their school (“stay away” provisions) and to not contact them (no one really knows what the law’s stance if the abuser stays in one place and the victim moves into the area). Victims generally may also ask the court to order that all contact, whether it be by telephone, notes, mail, fax, email or delivery of flowers or gifts, be prohibited (“no contact” provisions). Courts can also instruct the abuser to not hurt or threaten someone (“cease abuse” provisions).<\/h5>\n
Restraining orders may also be enforced across state lines<\/span>, in accordance with the\u00a0Full Faith and Credit Clause<\/a>\u00a0of the U.S. Constitution\u00a0via the\u00a0National Crime Information Center<\/a>(NCIC) database.\u00a0 Some states (for example, Mississippi) may also call a restraining order a\u00a0peace bond<\/a>. Minnesota law provides for an Order for Protection (OFP) &\u00a0a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO).<\/h5>\n

Regarding Children<\/h4>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Many jurisdictions also allow the court to make decisions about the care and safety of any children. \u00a0Courts can order the abuser to stay away from &\u00a0have no contact with the children’s doctors, daycare, school or after-school job. \u00a0Most courts can make temporary\u00a0child custody<\/a>\u00a0decisions. Some can issue visitation or\u00a0child support<\/a>\u00a0orders. \u00a0A victim can also ask the court to order supervised visitation, or to specify a safe arrangement for transferring the children back and forth (“custody, visitation and child support” provisions).<\/h5>\n

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