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.