Is following someone on social media breaking a restraining order?

A “no contact” restraining order prevents the restrained person from making any contact with the protected person, including phone calls, in-person contact, emails, and text messages. Time and time again, U.S. courts have held that interactions on social media networks can violate the terms of a restraining order.

Can two people have protective orders against each other?

But sometimes abusive people are able to get protective orders against the people they abused. If you try to get a restraining order and the person who abused you also asks for one against you, the court may write up “mutual restraining orders.” This means that each of you has a restraining order against the other.

What does TO BE SET mean in court?

A: The next court date. Sometimes a case can be set for a “setting” which means at the next court date it will be set on the court docket for say a trial or a motions hearing.

What is civil abuse?

CIVIL ABUSE OR HARASSMENT: Many forms of non-violent harassment, like stalking, threats, unwanted telephone calls or emails can be considered just as abusive as a black eye or broken rib.

What happens if you text someone who has a restraining order?

Restraining orders are court-issued mandates 09designed to protect people from physical abuse, harassment and/or stalking. Having a “no contact” restraining order issued against you means that you cannot make any contact with the protected person, including in person contact, phone calls, emails and text messages.

Does a no contact order cover social media?

If there is a no-contact order against you, you are prohibited from making any physical and verbal contact with another person. Additionally, the communication restriction also applies to any type of social media correspondence, including “likes,” “pokes,” “friend requests,” and “re-tweets.”

What happens if I accidentally violate my own restraining order?

If you accidentally violate your own restraining order, you cannot be arrested or charged with contempt for contacting the person you have a restraining order against. Still, it is ill-advised to do so. The defendant may be able to use the contact as justification to have the order dismissed or modified to allow them more contact.

What are the restrictions of a permanent restraining order?

A hearing to issue a permanent restraining order is held later if the need arises. If you are a party with a restraining order against you, you may be subject to the following restrictions: Barred from communicating with the victim in person, over the phone, or electronically.

Can someone with a restraining order Call Me and Text Me?

Someone who has a restraining order on me has called me and text me and even come to my house is that some kind of harrassment by them and what can I do about it Ask a lawyer – it’s free! They can, and you should not answer and call the police to protect yourself.

What makes a good reason for a restraining order?

There typically has to be a good reason to successfully obtain a restraining order, and some of these include: Overall, there usually must be some sort of abuse, stalking, harassment, or assault occur or continuously occur, no matter by who.