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Whenever possible, a restraining order issued after hearing should do all of the following: (1) protect the petitioner(s) from future harm; (2) refer the respondent to rehabilitative services that will address the needed issues to bring the person back into harmony with traditional Karuk values; and (3) require the respondent to make the petitioner whole through payment of restitution or other means.

(A) Relief Available in All Restraining Orders After Hearing. The following relief is available in any restraining order after hearing:

(1) The respondent may be prohibited from harassing, attacking, striking, threatening, assaulting, hitting, following, stalking, molesting, bullying, 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) The respondent may be ordered to pay any of the petitioner’s case costs (including filing fee and/or service fees) and/or fees for representation in the case;

(9) Any other relief the Court deems necessary to protect and provide for the safety of the petitioner and other protected persons named in the order. This includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Requiring the respondent to pay restitution for damaged or stolen property;

(b) Requiring the respondent to pay the petitioner the cost of any medical bills which were the result of the respondent’s actions;

(c) Requiring the respondent to pay the petitioner any lost wages which were the result of the respondent’s actions;

(d) Requiring the respondent to complete anger management classes;

(e) Requiring the respondent to complete a substance abuse assessment, and any recommended treatment;

(f) Requiring the respondent to complete community service hours; or

(g) Any other relief the Court sees fit.

(B) Relief Available in Restraining Orders After Hearing Issued Because of Allegations of Domestic Violence. In addition to the relief listed in subsection (A) of this section, the following relief is available after hearing when the Court finds that a restraining order after hearing is needed to protect the petitioner or other protected person from future domestic violence, violence, bullying, harassment or stalking:

(1) The respondent may be ordered to move out of the home of any protected party; however, if the respondent owns or leases the residence and the petitioner has no legal interest in the residence the Court may order the respondent to stay away from the residence for a reasonable length of time until the petitioner relocates;

(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) The respondent may be ordered to pay the petitioner child support;

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

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

(7) 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 with approval from the Court 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;

(8) The respondent may be ordered to pay the petitioner spousal support;

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

(10) The respondent may be ordered to transfer a wireless phone account into the petitioner’s name;

(11) 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(ren);

(12) The respondent may be ordered to complete a fifty-two (52) week batterer’s intervention program; and/or

(13) Any other relief the Court deems necessary to protect and provide for the safety of the respondent(s) and other protected persons named in the order. This includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Requiring the respondent to pay the petitioner for any lodging costs incurred by the petitioner when fleeing from domestic violence; and/or

(b) Requiring the respondent to complete parenting classes. [Res. 20-R-091 Art. VII(D), 7/2/2020.]