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Restraining Orders

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Updated: 
December 12, 2023

What if the respondent violates the order?

If the respondent intentionally fails to follow the terms of the extreme risk protection order, s/he may be committing a crime. If the respondent is convicted of violating the order, the judge could sentence the respondent to go to prison for up to one year, pay a fine of up to $1,000, or both.1

1 VT ST 13 § 4058(b)(1)