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When people in Washington talk about No-Contact Orders, they are usually referring to a particular type of protection order. These types include Anti-Harassment Orders (RCW Chapter 10.14), Domestic Violence Protection Orders (RCW Chapter 26.50), Restraining Orders (Multiple RCW sections) normal No-Contact Orders (formal order issued by a criminal court) and simple conditions of release ( again for criminal cases).
There are two general types of defense relating to No-Contact Orders: fighting a criminal charge of violating an order, and fighting the imposition of an order in the first place. Ashbach Law Offices, LLC has successfully represented clients charged with criminal allegations as well as facing imposition of orders. No-Contact orders can have significant life impacts, including inability to live at home, see loved ones, possess a firearm, and depending on the employer, loss of a job or career. To learn more about preventing an order, scroll down.

NO-CONTACT ORDER CRIMINAL CHARGES

A criminal allegation for violating a no-contact order may be a Gross Misdemeanor or a Felony, depending on the circumstances. Implicit in the charge of violating a protective order is the existence of a valid no-contact order at the time the violation was alleged to occur. Thus, if the order was legally invalid, a conviction should not stand.

A person violates a protection order when he or she knowingly violates one or more of the provisions in the order that expressly prevent the person from contacting the protected party. Whether the protected party invites the contact or consents to it is irrelevant; the contact itself is the criminal violation.