What if the defendant violates the protective order?
You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and advise them that you have a protective order and that the defendant is violating it. An officer should investigate the complaint and the defendant may be arrested or issued a citation and summonsed to court. If the defendant violates a protective order issued as a condition of his pretrial release, the defendant’s bond may be revoked and the defendant would remain incarcerated until the trial. A violation of a protective order also constitutes a separate crime known as “Invasion of Privacy”. The Prosecutor may file a charge of Invasion of Privacy, resulting in the Defendant’s rearrest and an additional sentence of up to 180 days in jail.
