Restraining Orders

For the purposes of getting a harassment restraining order, harassment is defined as:

1. a single incident of:
   • physical assault;
   • sexual assault;
   • using another person’s personal information, without consent, to invite, encourage, or solicit a third party to engage in a sexual act with the person, which falls under the crime of stalking​; or
   • nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images;
2. repeated incidents of intrusive or unwanted acts, words, or gestures that have a significant negative effect or are intended to have a significant negative effect on your safety, security, or privacy;
3. targeted residential picketing; or
4. a pattern of attending public events after being notified that the person’s presence at the event is harassing to another.¹

¹ MN Code § 609.748(1)(a)