It is a crime to violate a temporary or final order of protection. Use this form to tell the Family Court that the person you have an Order of Protection against has violated the order.

I have an Order of Protection and it was violated

It is a crime to violate a temporary or final order of protection.

If your order of protection was violated, you can call the police. The police will probably arrest the individual for violating the order of protection.

The individual does not have to hit you to violate the order. If the individual comes to your home and the order says he/she can't, then you can call the police.

You also have the right to file a violation of the order in Family Court, using the form below.

Filing a violation in Family Court usually will not result in arrest of the individual who has violated the order. You can choose to go to Family or criminal Court, or both.

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Last Reviewed: October 19, 2019