State | Criminal Laws | Civil Protective Laws |
Alabama | B or C felony | |
Alaska | C felony orA misdemeanor | |
Arizona | Felony 4 | |
Arkansas | B or C felony | |
California | Felony; 2nd has 4 year maximum | Stalking and harassment orders--Violation has 4 year maximum |
Colorado | Felony 6; 2nd is Class 5 felony | Violation is Class 6 felony |
Connecticut | D felony or misdemeanor | Criminal protective orders--Violation is D felony |
Delaware | F felony | |
District of Columbia | Misdemeanor; increase up to 10 months and 3 years for 2nd and 3rd offenses | |
Florida | Felony 3 or misdemeanor 1 | |
Georgia | Felony or misdemeanor | |
Hawaii | C felony or misdemeanor | |
Idaho | Misdemeanor | Protective orders--Violation is misdemeanor; 2nd is felony |
Illinois | Class 3 felony | |
Indiana | A or B misdemeanorD felony for 2nd offense | |
Iowa | D felony or aggravated misdemeanor | |
Kansas | Class 10 felony | |
Kentucky | De felony or C misdemeanor | |
Louisiana | Felony | |
Maine | Class D crime; 3rd is Class C crime | Harassment protection order violation is Class D crime |
Maryland | Misdemeanor (5 year maximum) | |
Massachusetts | Felony | Protective orders--Violation is 1 year minimum |
Michigan | Felony or misdemeanor | Protective order |
Minnesota | Gross misdemeanor;2nd is felony | Protective orders--Violation is misdemeanor |
Mississippi | Misdemeanor | |
Missouri | D felony; 2nd is C felony | Protective orders--Violation is A misdemeanor; 2nd in 5 years is D felony |
Montana | Misdemeanor; 2nd is felony | |
Nebraska | Class 3 misdemeanor; 2nd is class 4 felony | |
Nevada | Misdemeanor; 2nd is gross misdemeanorAggravated stalking is B felony | Protective orders--Violation of temp order is misdemeanorPermanent order violation is C felony |
New Hampshire | Misdemeanor; 2nd is B felony | Protective Order |
New Jersey | 3rd degree crime | |
New Mexico | Misdemeanor; 2nd is Felony 4 | Protective orders--Violation is Felony 3 |
New York | B misdemeanor | |
North Carolina | Misdemeanor 1 or 2; 2nd is felony | |
North Dakota | 2nd is C felony | |
Ohio | Misdemeanor 1; 2nd is felony 5 | Protective order |
Oklahoma | Misdemeanor; 2nd is felony | Protective orders--Violation is felony |
Oregon | A misdemeanor; 2nd is C felony | Protective orders--Violation is A misdemeanor or C felony |
Pennsylvania | Misdemeanor | |
Rhode Island | Misdemeanor; 2nd is felony | Protective orders--Violation is felony |
South Carolina | Misdemeanor; 2nd is 7 years is felony | Protective orders--Violation is misdemeanor |
South Dakota | Misdemeanor; 2nd is felony 5 | Protective orders--Violation is felony 6 if assault; misdemeanor otherwise |
Tennessee | A misdemeanor; 2nd is C felony (if same victim) or E felony | |
Texas | A misdemeanor; 2nd is felony 3 | |
Utah | B misdemeanor; 3rd is felony 3 | |
Vermont | Felony or misdemeanor; 2nd is felony | Protective orders--Violation is felony |
Virginia | Class 2 misdemeanor; 2nd is Class 1; 3rd is felony 6 | Violate order is misdemeanor 1 |
Washington | Gross misdemeanor; 2nd is C felony | Protective order Violation is C felony |
West Virginia | Misdemeanor; 3rd in 5 years is felony | Protective orders--Violation is misdemeanor |
Wisconsin | A misdemeanor; 2nd is E felony | Anti-harassment protective orders--Violation is 90 days |
Wyoming | Misdemeanor; 2nd is felony | Protective orders--Violation is misdemeanor |
Last Updated on 6/30/97
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