You may have experienced or know someone who has dealt with a court order prohibiting them from contacting another person. Under Minnesota Law, the Order for Protection (OFP), the Domestic Abuse No Contact Order (DANCO), and the Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) are all different but serve generally the same purpose: they are put in place when someone claims to be...
Those required to register as predatory offenders must provide, among other personal information, their primary and secondary addresses, and any vehicles they own or regularly drive. All information must remain up to date; by not updating, one is deemed “non-compliant.” If a person fails to comply with the registration requirements, information about the offender may be made available to the...
A Harassment Restraining Order or Order for Protection is a civil filing, not a criminal case. Therefore, a HRO or OFP will not show up on someone’s criminal record. However, a violation of an OFP or HRO can result in a criminal conviction with either a guilty plea or a guilty verdict after a trial. A criminal conviction most certainly...
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