England and Wales
C15 Restraining orders.
1
A court sentencing or otherwise dealing with a person (“the defendant”) convicted of an offence under section 2 or 4 may (as well as sentencing him or dealing with him in any other way) make an order under this section.
2
The order may, for the purpose of protecting the victim of the offence, or any other person mentioned in the order, from further conduct which—
a
amounts to harassment, or
b
will cause a fear of violence,
prohibit the defendant from doing anything described in the order.
3
The order may have effect for a specified period or until further order.
4
The prosecutor, the defendant or any other person mentioned in the order may apply to the court which made the order for it to be varied or discharged by a further order.
5
If without reasonable excuse the defendant does anything which he is prohibited from doing by an order under this section, he is guilty of an offence.
6
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a fine, or both, or
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.