Is a no contact order broken if someone replies on a chat that they do not know the other person that they are not supposed talk to is there?
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Is a no contact order broken if someone replies on a chat that they do not know the other person that they are not supposed talk to is there?
I created a chat between 2 people who I am close with a long time ago. I
accidentally sent a picture on that chat the other day. Well, there is a no contact order between these two people. I realized my mistake right away. I said I did not mean to send stuff on that particular chat. No one replied. Well,
this morning,one person was saying something to me on that chat by accident. I do not think they realize that the person they are not supposed to talk to is in that chat. I do not want someone to get in trouble for something I did.
Asked on July 13, 2018 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Technically, it would be a violation, but it is likely one that would not be punished if the evidence shows that 1) you, not the person with the order against them, initiated contact; and 2) that it is reasonable that the person with the order did not realize that the other person was on the chat. That said, you would be well advised to PM that person and let them know to NOT respond any more to the chat because you had inadvertantly included both them and the person they should not communicate with on it.
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