| A "no contact order" means that the defendant is | | | | order expires when the sentence period is finished. A |
| precluded from having any contact and or | | | | no contact order also expires if the case is dismissed |
| communication with the victim or the person under | | | | or the defendant is found not guilty. However, be |
| the protection of the no contact order. This includes | | | | careful because there may also be another restraining |
| but is not limited to letters, emails, text messages or | | | | order issued as a result of a divorce or Family Court |
| messages delivered through a third party. This article | | | | matter or a District Court restraining order. |
| pertains to Rhode Island (RI) no contact orders. | | | | A person who is on probation or a probation |
| In other words if a person is under a no contact | | | | attached to a suspended sentence must be even |
| order and sees the victim in public they must leave | | | | more vigilante in order to not violate the no contact |
| the area immediately and not acknowledge the | | | | order. A violation of a no contact order is a crime in |
| victims existence. A person cannot even say "hi" if | | | | itself which is also a violation of the conditions of |
| they walk by the victim by chance on the street. | | | | probation, filing or bail. A person on probation, during |
| Be very careful! A person can be arrested for | | | | a one year filing or bail can be held at the ACI if they |
| violating a no contact order even if the victim initiates | | | | are accused of violating a no-contact order. |
| the contact and calls the defendant. A person can be | | | | For example if a person is on probation, filing or bail, a |
| charged with breaking a no contact order even if | | | | single phone call made by the defendant to a victim |
| invited by his wife to come back to the marital home. | | | | under the protection of a no contact order probably |
| Even if the victim tells you that the no contact order | | | | means a minimum of ten 10 days in jail at the ACI. |
| has been dropped, do not take the victims word for | | | | We are not talking about the local town jail but the |
| it. You must see the piece of paper signed by the | | | | ACI. If a person has a suspended sentence the |
| judge dismissing the no contact order before any | | | | amount of jail time for violating a no contact order |
| contact or communication is initiated. A no contact | | | | could be substantial. |