Article 23. Issuance of a protection order

A protection order is issued to a victim of harassment and abuse. A person who has committed harassment and/or abuse, or is prone to commit them, shall be issued a copy of the protection order.

An official of the internal affairs agency that issued a protection order shall inform the person who has committed harassment and abuse, about the terms of the protection order and the consequences of its non-execution, and the need to undergo correctional programs to change violent behavior.

If a person refuses to sign the corresponding document on the receipt of the protection order, the official of the internal affairs body, who is handing over the protection order, shall draw up an act with the participation of witnesses.

A protection order shall be issued within 24 hours from the moment, when an official of the internal affairs body responsible for individual prevention of harassment and abuse in the relevant territory reveals the fact of harassment and abuse or the threat thereof, for up to thirty days and shall come into force from the moment of its issuance.

If the victim of harassment and violence and the person who harassed and (or) committed violence or is prone to committing them work or study at the same place, a submission on prohibiting direct contact between the victim and the person who harassed and (or) committed violence or is prone to committing them shall be sent within one working day after the protection order is issued to the victim by an official of the internal affairs body carrying out individual prevention of harassment and violence in the relevant territory, or, if the person who harassed and (or) committed violence or is prone to committing them is the head of the organization, to the superior body.

The head of the organization where the victim of harassment and violence works or studies, upon receiving the submission, shall carry out actions aimed at eliminating direct contact between the victim and the person who harassed and (or) committed violence or is prone to committing them, within three working days.

If the danger has not yet been eliminated, the validity period of the protection order may be extended by the criminal court for a period of up to one year, based on the application of the victim of harassment and violence.

A complaint may be filed with the court against the issuance of a protection order or the refusal to issue or extend a protection order.