Legal Information: North Carolina

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Updated: 
February 14, 2022

Am I eligible to file for a civil no-contact order?

Any person who has suffered nonconsensual sexual acts or stalking as defined by North Carolina law can apply to the court for a civil no-contact order. These acts must be committed by someone you do not have an intimate or familial relationship with.1 If you have an intimate or familial relationship with the offender (as is explained in Who can get a domestic violence protection order (DVPO)?), you would file for a domestic violence protection order (DVPO) instead. You do not have to have a physical injury to get a civil no-contact order.2

In addition, an employer can file a complaint for civil no-contact order pursuant to the Workplace Violence Prevention Act. The employer could be eligible to file if an employee has suffered “unlawful conduct” from the respondent that could be interpreted to have taken place at the employee’s workplace.3

1 NCGS § 50C-1(8)
2 NCGS § 50C-5(a)
3 See Complaint for civil no-contact order pursuant to the Workplace Violence Prevention Act

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