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-A -R- - .A.SATENT RE STR.A_ININO' ORD DRS <br />- Officer Jeffrey Tarno wski <br />Harassment Restraining Orders (HRO) / No Contact Orders (NCO) / Orders <br />for Protection (OFP) <br />A Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) is a court order forbidding someone <br />from harassing and /or making contact with another individual or any minor <br />children in the home. Harassment is defined as repeated, intrusive, or <br />unwanted acts, words, or gestures that are intended to adversely affect the <br />safety, security, or privacy of another, regardless of the relationship between <br />the actor and the intended target. <br />The person seeking the harassment order first obtains a Temporary Order <br />(ex -parte) which is effective until a court hearing which is held within <br />fourteen days. At the hearing, the court will ask to hear from both parties to <br />determine if the Temporary Order should be extended; the extension can be <br />up to two years. Orders can be obtained for an adult and /or on the behalf of <br />minor children, if there have been incidents of harassment. <br />To obtain harassment paperwork, you will need to make an appointment <br />with the Family Court clerk in the county where you live. The Anoka <br />County phone number is (763) 422 -7372. After the paperwork is completed, <br />a judge will review the documents. The judge will decide whether to sign <br />the Temporary Order based on the harassment laws. <br />There is a fee to file harassment papers. But, the fee may be waived if your <br />income meets certain guidelines or your allegations involve a Gross <br />Misdemeanor or Felony level harassment or stalking offense. The judge <br />determines if the filing fee must be paid. <br />The Sheriff's Office serves the papers to the respondent. Every police <br />department and sheriff's office in Minnesota is responsible to enforce these <br />orders. Each HRO is different and needs to be reviewed thoroughly by <br />officers. A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody without a warrant <br />any person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has violated an <br />HRO, if the existence of the order can be verified. <br />33 <br />52 <br />