Know the Laws: Arkansas
UPDATED March 27, 2008
In Arkansas, restraining orders are called Orders of Protection, No Contact Orders, or Injunctions. These are court orders requiring one person to stop harming another. There are several types of orders explained below.
- Overview of Civil vs. Criminal Law
Some restraining orders are issued in criminal court and some are issued in civil court.
- Domestic Violence Orders of Protection
Protects you from abuse by someone with whom you have a specific relationship.
- Mutual Restraining Orders
A court order generally used in divorce cases.
- No Contact Orders
Available when the abuser has been arrested and charged with a crime.
- Injunction Against Workplace Harassment
An order to protect a victim of stalking, harassment, sexual assault, or domestic violence while at work.
- Moving to another State with an Order of Protection
Your restraining or protective order may be enforceable wherever you move.
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in AR
If you are planning to move to AR or are going to be in AR for any reason, your protection or restraining order may be enforced.