Legal Information: New Jersey
Updated:
November 10, 2022What is a sexual assault restraining order?
Similar to a domestic violence restraining order, a sexual assault restraining order (also known as a sexual assault protective order) is a court order that can protect you from an abuser if you are the victim of actual or attempted nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual penetration, or lewdness.1 If you do not qualify for a domestic violence restraining order because you do not have the required relationship to the abuser, then you may qualify for a sexual assault restraining order.
1 NJSA § 2C:14-14(a)(1)
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