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Abuse Prevention Orders for Defendants

The abuse prevention law (Chapter 209A) is designed to protect victims from abuse.

The abuse prevention law allows victims to ask for a court order to protect them. This is sometimes called a 209A order, an abuse prevention order, a restraining order, or a protective order. In court, the defendant is the person the order is issued against. Find information about what will happen if someone files an abuse prevention order against you.

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