The eligibility requirements for OFP in Minnesota include specific types of relationships between the individuals involved; however, an HRO does not require any relationship between the parties. Learn more about Orders for Protection in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, an alleged victim of a crime such as assault or domestic assault may not directly cause charges to be dropped with a simple request. A victim may give their input to a prosecutor, but ultimately, charges can only be dismissed by the prosecutor or the court. Learn more.
These members include spouses, former spouses, parents and children, people related by blood, people who live together or have lived together, people who have dated, people who have children together, pregnant women and the alleged fathers of their children, and persons involved in a significant romantic relationship.
No! No contact orders are one-sided and inflexible. It doesn’t matter if the person says its okay to see or speak to them. Once the order is issued, it can only be changed by a judge. While the order is in effect, if the two of you have contact, no matter who initiates it, the only [...]
A crime of violence includes any conviction for: murder; aiding suicide; 1st-4th-degree assault; crimes for the benefit of a gang; robber; kidnapping; false imprisonment; prostitution; 1st-4th-degree criminal sexual conduct; malicious punishment, endangerment or neglect of a child; 1st-2nd-degree arson; 1st-3rd-degree burglary; drive by shooting; riot; terroristic threats; and stalking. Also, including all felony drug offenses and [...]
In Minnesota, certain offenses are enhanceable meaning that specific factors can increase the severity level of an offense. Meaning of an aggravating factor is present then the offense severity could increase from a misdemeanor to a gross-misdemeanor, or from a gross-misdemeanor to a felony. Below is a table of examples of enhanceable offenses in Minnesota. Driving [...]
Domestic assault involves the same or similar conduct as the other forms of assault under Minnesota law, but only differs from those offenses because it only applies to certain family or household members. Different from assault, an individual may also be charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony level offense.
