With a no-contact MPO and a no contact PPO, if my ex-husband violates by contacting me via phone several times, is it grounds for arrest?
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With a no-contact MPO and a no contact PPO, if my ex-husband violates by contacting me via phone several times, is it grounds for arrest?
Asked on May 31, 2009 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Probably. For detailed advice, you should take your court orders, and telephone records that show the contact, and talk to a lawyer in your area. One place you can find qualified attorneys is our website, http://attorneypages.com
You might be able to take the records and your protective orders to the police, and swear out a complaint. In many states (and I don't practice in Colorado, so I can't say for sure this is true in your state), it takes very little to violate one of these orders; in one case I've heard about, the ex-husband under a no-contact order happened to pull up next to the woman at a stop sign, in their cars. He was to her right. He rolled down his window and indicated that he wanted to talk -- and for rolling down the window, he was found guilty of violating the order.
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