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(A) Relief Available in All Temporary Restraining Orders. The following relief is available in any temporary restraining order until the hearing:

(1) The respondent may be prohibited from harassing, attacking, striking, threatening, assaulting, hitting, following, stalking, bullying, molesting, destroying the personal property or, disturbing the peace of, keeping under surveillance, or blocking the movements of any protected person named in the order;

(2) The respondent may be prohibited from contacting any protected person either directly or indirectly, by any means, including but not limited to, by telephone, mail, email, or other electronic means;

(3) The respondent may be prohibited from taking any action, directly or through others, to obtain the address or location of any protected persons named in the order;

(4) The respondent may be ordered to remain a stated distance away from any protected person named in the order;

(5) The respondent may be prohibited from owning, possessing, purchasing, receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive any firearms or ammunition;

(6) The respondent may be required to turn any firearms in to a law enforcement agency, or sell them to, or store them with, a licensed gun dealer;

(7) A protected person may be given the exclusive care, custody and control of animals named or described in the order; and/or

(8) Any other temporary relief the Court deems necessary to protect and provide for the safety of the respondent(s) and other protected persons named in the order.

(B) Relief Available in Temporary Restraining Orders Issued Because of Allegations of Domestic Violence. In addition to the relief listed in subsection (A) of this section, the following relief is available until the hearing when the Court finds that the petitioner or other protected persons are at immediate risk of domestic violence:

(1) The respondent may be ordered to move out of the home of any protected party;

(2) The protected person may be granted the right to record any communications from the respondent which violate the order;

(3) The order may grant a protected party the temporary custody of any child of the protected party and the respondent with or without allowing visitation between the respondent and the child;

(4) A protected person may be granted exclusive use, control, and possession of property described in the order;

(5) The respondent may be ordered to pay debts specified in the order;

(6) If the parties are married, the respondent may be prohibited from transferring, borrowing against, selling, hiding, getting rid of or destroying any property, including animals, except in the course of business or for necessities of life and, unless a no contact order is in place, each person may be required to notify the other of any new or big expenses and explain them to the Court;

(7) Unless a no contact order is in place, each person may be ordered to contact the other;

(8) The Court may order control of a mobile device and wireless phone account;

(9) The Court may prohibit any person from cashing, borrowing against, cancelling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or coverage held for the benefit of the parties or their child. [Res. 20-R-091 Art. V(C), 7/2/2020.]