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Kansas Protective Orders Laws
More Information on Protective Order Laws
| Code Section | 60-3101, et seq. |
| Activity Addressed by Order | Enjoin contact; exclude from dwelling; regarding minors: temporary custody, visitations, support, counseling; provide suitable alternate housing; attorney fees |
| Duration of Order | Emergency: until 5PM on first day that court resumes business. Support order: maximum 1 year, may be extended for 1 year maximum. General: maximum 1 year, may be extended for 1 year maximum |
| Penalty for a Violation of Order | Violation of enjoining contact: assault or battery; violation of exclusion from dwelling: criminal trespass |
| Who May Apply for Order | A person or minor child through a parent or adult residing with the child; cannot apply more than twice a year except in the case of abuse of a minor. |
| Can Fees Be Waived? | Yes |
| Order Transmission to Law Enforcement | Copy to police department of petitioner's residential city or to sheriff of the petitioner's residential county if no residential city |
| Civil Liability for Violation of Order | Contempt of court |
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