What happens if a No Contact Order is violated?
Violating the Conditions of Release gives law enforcement the authority to arrest a defendant who has violated a condition of his pretrial release and bring him before a Judge. The officer must have reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the terms of the Release Order has occurred. The Judge can either impose different or additional Conditions of Release upon the defendant or revoke his release. The actual statute (5-4-309(b)-Violation of Conditions-Arrest, Revocation and Sentencing) states: “at any time before the expiration of a period of suspension or probation, any law enforcement officer may arrest a defendant without a warrant if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the defendant has failed to comply with a condition of his suspension or probation.” Therefore, if the abuser violates a No Contact Order of probation or suspended sentence, the defendant will be brought before the criminal court to determine if his probation will be revoked or if his suspended
