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An order by the criminal court to protect a victim from threats/harassment/violence and often any contact by an arrested offender who is/was a family or household member, parent of the victim's child, or dating the victim. A PO is requested by the prosecutor and usually ends when the case ends. Violation of a PO is an additional crime for which the offender may be arrested. Also: If an objection is made to a discovery request because it seeks information of a sensitive nature, is not relevant, or is harassing in nature, a motion is made for a protective order. A common example is medical information that is clearly irrelevant to the injuries claimed, will not lead to admissible evidence, and which is of a sensitive nature. The court may grant a protective order allowing a party or witness to not comply with a discovery request for that information. In some instances, protective orders may allow the defense attorney to review the information, but will dictate how the information is to be stored, who has access to it, and what happens to the information once the case concludes. A protective order is essentially the same thing as a restraining order or injunction. It's an order granted by the court that protects one individual from another by providing stipulations like how close the offending individual can come, whether or not contact is allowed by phone, etc. It's usually granted to those in fear of physical or emotional danger.

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One party has requested a court to issue a protective order. If the opposing party agrees to the order, usually with modifications, and the court itself agrees with those modications, the order is called a consent order because both parties have consented to the order being issued.

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