Chapter 50C Civil No Contact Orders
- § 50C-1 Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Abuse. To physically or mentally harm, harass, intimidate, or interfere with the personal liberty of another. (2)...
- § 50C-2 Commencement of action; filing fees not permitted; assistance
(a) An action is commenced under this Chapter by filing a verified complaint for a civil no‑contact order in district court or by filing a...
- § 50C-3 Process for action for no-contact order
(a) Any action for a civil no‑contact order requires that a separate summons be issued and served. The summons issued pursuant to this Chapter shall...
- § 50C-4 Hearsay exception
In proceedings for an order or prosecutions for violation of an order under this Chapter, the prior sexual activity or the reputation of the victim...
- § 50C-5 Civil no-contact order; remedy
(a) Upon a finding that the victim has suffered unlawful conduct committed by the respondent, the court may issue temporary or permanent civil no‑contact orders...
- § 50C-6 Temporary civil no-contact order; court holidays and evenings
(a) A temporary civil no‑contact order may be granted ex parte, without evidence of service of process or notice, only if both of the following...
- § 50C-7 Permanent civil no-contact order
Upon a finding that the victim has suffered unlawful conduct committed by the respondent, a permanent civil no‑contact order may issue if the court additionally...
- § 50C-8 Duration; extension of orders
(a) A temporary civil no‑contact order shall be effective for not more than 10 days as the court fixes, unless within the time so fixed...
- § 50C-9 Notice of orders
(a) The clerk of court shall deliver on the same day that a civil no‑contact order is issued, a certified copy of that order to...
- § 50C-10 Violation
A knowing violation of an order entered pursuant to this Chapter is punishable as contempt of court. (2004‑194, s. 1.)
- § 50C-11 Remedies not exclusive
The remedies provided by this Chapter are not exclusive but are additional to other remedies provided under law. (2004‑194, s. 1.)
