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These include: restraining order. criminal behaviour order. domestic violence protection order.
Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders must be obtained from the court. The Dakota County Western Service Center, including the court, is located at 14955 Galaxie Avenue, Apple Valley, (952) 891-7570. This is where you go if you need to file an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order.
The standard test for the order can be sought is whether or not there is evidence of harassment or risk of violence (or further violence) against a victim. You can get a restraining order against someone if the person has: Abused (or threatened to abuse you) Sexually assaulted you.
An order for protection differs from a harassment restraining order in that it's tailored specifically to victims of domestic abuse. These orders can be either temporary or permanent depending on the situation. However, the latter requires both parties attend a court hearing.
If you need protection right away, take your forms to a court clerk. Some courts allow online filing, also called efiling. You can find out if your court has online filing by visiting your court's website.
Under the law in Minnesota, harassment takes place when someone knowingly engages in acts or behaviors that adversely impact the person who is the focus of those acts or behaviors. Under the law, if the victim is made to feel a certain way on purpose by the defendant, then it constitutes harassment: Threatened.
An OFP is a kind of restraining order that is intended to stop family violence, which includes physical harm or threat of immediate physical harm. An OFP is not a criminal procedure, but rather is a civil matter handled by the family court.