What if the defendant violates the order?
If you suspect any violation of a served protective order, report it directly to 911 wherever you are when the violation occurs. Keep any evidence, such as phone records, photographs, journals, and messages, in the event the State has to prove the violation later. The police will then decide whether to charge the defendant with Interference with Judicial Proceedings, a class 1 misdemeanor in Arizona. Your protective order protects you statewide and nationwide.
