Form 4-973 NMRA
Form 4-973. Emergency order of protection against respondent.
[Family Violence Protection Act,
Section 40-13-3.2 NMSA 1978]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
_______________________________, Petitioner
v.
No. __________
_______________________________, Respondent
EMERGENCY ORDER OF PROTECTION AGAINST RESPONDENT
The court has reviewed the sworn written statement for an emergency order of
protection. The court having considered the statement, FINDS that the court has
jurisdiction, that there is reasonable cause to believe that an act of domestic abuse has
occurred and that petitioner or a household member will suffer immediate and
irreparable injury, loss, or damage unless the court enters this order. The court
ORDERS:
1.
NO CONTACT
A. Respondent shall not write to, talk to, visit, or contact the petitioner in any way
except through petitioner’s lawyer, if petitioner has a lawyer.
B. Respondent shall not abuse the petitioner or the petitioner’s household
members in any way. “Abuse” means any incident by respondent against
petitioner or another household member resulting in (1) physical harm; (2)
severe emotional distress; (3) bodily injury or assault; (4) a threat causing
imminent fear of bodily injury; (5) criminal trespass; (6) criminal damage to
property; (7) repeatedly driving by a residence or workplace; (8) telephone
harassment; (9) stalking; (10) harassment; (11) harm or threatened harm to
children in any manner set forth above.
C. Respondent shall not ask or cause other persons to abuse the petitioner or
the petitioner's household members.
D. Respondent shall not go within ________ yards of the petitioner’s home or
school or workplace.
(Unless the court has entered an order sealing petitioner’s address, include
address of residence and employment for petitioner.)
Petitioner’s addresses
________________________________________ (home address)
________________________________________ (work address)
________________________________________ (city)
________________________________________ (if applicable, tribe or pueblo)
________________________________________ (state and zip code)
2.
CHILDREN
A.
Petitioner shall have temporary physical custody of the following
child(ren):
___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
B. Respondent shall [have] [not have] visitation with the child(ren) during the
term of this order.
C. Neither party shall remove the child(ren) from the State of New Mexico or
allow anyone else to do so.
3.
PROPERTY AND RESIDENCE
[ ] A.
Respondent is ordered to immediately leave the residence at
________________________, and to not return until further court order.
[ ] B.
Law enforcement officers are hereby ordered to evict respondent from the residence at
________________________.
[ ] C.
Respondent is ordered to surrender all keys to the residence to law enforcement
officers.
[ ] D.
Law enforcement officers or ________________________ shall assist respondent to
remove essential tools, clothing, and personal belongings from the residence at
____________________________.
[ ] E.
Neither party shall transfer, hide, add debt to, sell, or otherwise dispose of the other’s
property or the joint property of the parties except in the usual course of business or for
the necessities of life. The parties shall account to the court for all such changes to
property made after the order is served or communicated to the party. Neither party
shall disconnect the utilities of the other party's residence.
4.
OTHER ORDERS SUPERSEDED
This order supersedes any other domestic relations order and domestic violence
restraining orders between these two parties.
5.
PETITIONER’S DUTY
While this order of protection is in effect, petitioner should refrain from any act that
would cause the respondent to violate this order. This provision is not intended to and
does not create a mutual order of protection. Under Section 40-13-6(D) NMSA 1978,
only the restrained party can be arrested for violation of this order.
6.
EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE OF THIS ORDER
A. Upon service of this order on respondent, this order becomes effective on
respondent.
B. This order expires seventy-two (72) hours after the time approved by the
judge or at 5:00 p.m. on the next business day of the court, whichever time is
latest.
7.
PETITION FOR ORDER OF PROTECTION OR RESTRAINING ORDER
Petitioner may file a petition for a temporary and permanent order of protection
based on the same allegations of domestic abuse.
8.
ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER
If the respondent violates any part of this order, the respondent may be charged with
a crime, arrested, held in contempt of court, fined, or jailed.
9.
SERVICE AND NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Upon the signing of this order by a district court judge, a law enforcement officer
shall serve on the respondent a copy of this order and shall carry out the other
provisions of this order.
A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL USE ANY LAWFUL MEANS TO
ENFORCE THIS ORDER.
SO ORDERED:
________________________________
District Judge
________________________________
Date and time approved
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
RETURN OF SERVICE
I, ________________________ (name of law enforcement officer) affirm under
penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New Mexico that I am a certified law
enforcement officer for ________________________ (name of agency) and I
personally served the respondent with a signed copy of this emergency order of
protection against respondent upon the respondent in __________________ County,
New Mexico on this ____________ day of ______________, __________ (date) at
______________ (a.m.) (p.m.).
________________________________
Signature of law enforcement officer
________________________________
Title and agency