Restraining Orders

For the purposes of getting an order for protection, “domestic abuse” is defined as any of the following acts if committed by a family or household member:

• causing physical harm, bodily injury, assault or making you afraid of immediate (imminent) physical harm, bodily injury or assault;
• terrorist threats, such as threats to commit a crime of violence, bomb threats, or showing (brandishing) a firearm;
• criminal sexual conduct in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, or 5^th degrees;
• sexual extortion; and
• interference with an emergency call, which includes preventing someone from calling 911 or other emergency phone numbers or interrupting/ending an emergency call.¹

¹ Minn. Stat. § 518B.01(2)(a)