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No Contact Orders are self - explanatory. Most orders forbid the defendant <br />from contacting the victim directly or indirectly; in person, by phone, by <br />letter, or through a third party. <br />A peace officer may arrest and take into custody without a warrant any <br />person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has violated a No <br />Contact Order, if the existence of the order can be verified. Some No <br />Contact Orders may never expire. <br />An Order for Protection (OFP) is a court order that will help to protect you <br />from domestic abuse. An OFP tells the person abusing you to stop harming <br />or threatening you. Domestic abuse is defined as any of the following <br />conduct between family members: physical harm, injury, assault, rape, <br />terroristic - Threats, or making - a person fearful of - harm, - injury, - <br />Examples include kicking, slapping, punching, pulling hair, choking, <br />holding you down, threatening to harm or kill you or your children, forcing <br />sex, or any sexual contact with a child. <br />Any family or household member may ask the court for an OFP. A family <br />or household member means married or divorced people, parents and their <br />children, or persons related by blood (such as brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts <br />or grandparents), and people who live together or have lived together in the <br />past. Also, people who have never lived together may ask for an OFP if they <br />have a child together or have been involved in a significant romantic or <br />sexual relationship. You may also apply for an OFP to protect a child in <br />your family or household. <br />To file for an OFP, contact the Court Administrator's office in the county <br />you reside in. In Anoka County, the number is (763) 422 -7372. There is no <br />fee to file the petition. A judge will review the paperwork. In most cases, <br />the court will set a hearing date for no more than fourteen days after you <br />apply for an OFP; seven days if any kind of relief or protection is granted <br />immediately. <br />The Sheriff's Department will serve the OFP paperwork to the respondent. <br />Every police department and sheriff's office in Minnesota is responsible to <br />enforce the OFP order. Each OFP is different and needs to be reviewed <br />thoroughly by officers. A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody <br />without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to believe <br />has violated an OFP, if the existence of the order can be verified. <br />34 <br />53 <br />