§ 62A07. Relief
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2015
Effective: July 1, 2015
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A07
§ 62A07. Relief
(1) Prohibiting the defendant from having any contact with the victim, including, but not limited to, restraining the defendant from entering the victim's residence, place of employment, business or school.This may include prohibiting indirect contact through third parties and also prohibiting direct or indirect contact with other designated persons.
(i) Where the court, after a duly filed petition, notice to the defendant and a hearing, in accordance with the procedures set forth in sections 62A05 (relating to commencement of proceedings) and 62A06 (relating to hearings), finds that the extension is necessary because the defendant engaged in one or more acts or finds some other circumstances that, in the discretion of the court, demonstrate a continued risk of harm to the victim.
(f) Incarceration.--When the defendant is or was incarcerated and will be released from custody in the next 90 days or has been released from custody within the past 90 days, a plaintiff does not need to show that the defendant engaged in one or more acts that indicate a continued risk of harm to the victim in order to obtain an extension or a subsequent protection order under this chapter.
Credits
2014, March 21, P.L. 365, No. 25, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A07, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A07
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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