Walk It Through: The Ex
Contact after actual notice, a protective order for up to two years, and a Class 1 misdemeanor to break it.
After a breakup, the partner a nurse used to live with keeps calling and messaging at all hours and waits outside the hospital after shifts.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One nurse and one former partner. Written threats to kill, companion animals under the order, and third violations are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class, punishable by up to twelve months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
- StalkingConduct on more than one occasion, in person or by mail, phone or electronic communication, directed at another with intent to place them in reasonable fear of death, sexual assault or bodily injury, a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- Family abuseAn act of violence, force or threat by a family or household member that causes bodily injury or places someone in reasonable apprehension of death, sexual assault or bodily injury.
- Protective orderAn order against family abuse running for a specified period up to two years, or up to four after an earlier order within 10 years, and expiring at 11:59 p.m. on its last day.