Nevada Orders of Protection

Orders of protection are a request filed by a citizen of Nevada with the city or township they live in when seeking protection from stalking, harassment, and domestic violence. Nevada law, NRS 200.571 defines the crime of harassment as "without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens to cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person; to cause physical damage to the property of another person; to subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; to do any act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or any other person with respect to his physical or mental health or safety and the person by words or conduct places the person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out." Nevada law NRS 200.571 (1) defines the crime of stalking as "a person, who, without lawful authority, willfully or maliciously engages in a course of conduct that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, commits the crime of stalking.

Have you or a loved one had an order of protection filed against you in Las Vegas, Nevada? Contact an experienced attorney immediately to ensure that your legal rights and options in a court of law are not exploited during order of protection cases in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Nevada order of protection can be filed by a person who feels that he or she has been stalked or harassed or if the parent of a child feels that his or her child has been stalked, harassed, or sexually abused. The applicant is the person that filed for the order of protection and the person that allegedly committed the crime is considered the adverse party. A Nevada order of protection will order an adverse party to stay away from the home of the victim, the school of the victim, the business of the victim, the place of employment of the victim and any other place specified by the court. The Nevada order of protection can also order the adverse party to refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening, or otherwise interfering with the victim and any other acquaintance or family member of the victim.

There are two forms of Nevada orders of protection; a temporary order of protection and an extended order of protection. A temporary order of protection can last no longer than 30 days after the order is served unless otherwise ordered by the judge in the case. A new application for an order of protection must be filed if the original order is not served within 30 days of it being issued. An extended order of protection can last no longer than one year from the date that the extension is signed by a judge but an extended order cannot be issued after a temporary order has expired. Anyone that violates a temporary order of protection is subject to one year in jail and a fine of $2,000. Anyone that violates an extended order of protection is subject to anywhere from one year to five years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000.

Have you or a loved one had an order of protection filed against you in Las Vegas, Nevada? Contact an experienced attorney immediately to ensure that your legal rights and options in a court of law are not exploited during order of protection cases in Las Vegas, Nevada.