36.07.060 Violation of an Order for Protection

(a) Violation of an order by the respondent who has had notice of the order for protection is a crime.

(b) A Law Enforcement Official shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the Law Enforcement Official has probable cause to believe an order for protection has been violated when the existence of the order can be verified by the Law Enforcement Official.

(c) A violation of an Order for protection shall also constitute contempt of court and be subject to penalties.

(d) In the event of a violation of a protection order the arrest provision above applies and the respondent may be punished according to Section 36.03.200 of this code.

(e) A person who knowingly violates or a person who aids and abets another person to knowingly violate a Protection Order is guilty of an offense and may be punished as provided in Section 36.03.200.

(f) Any act violating protection orders committed outside the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and completed inside the Turtle Mountain Reservation are crimes subject to the jurisdiction of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court.

(g) Interference with an emergency call to Law Enforcement shall be considered a violation of a Protection Order and may be punished as provided in Section 36.03.200.

(h) Any person granted a Protection Order from the Tribal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction cannot be punished for a violation of that Protection Order.