Emergency protective orders are issued in cases involving which issue?

• A. Criminal trespass
• B. Property dispute
• C. Family Violence
• D. Tax evasion

Answer: (C)

Emergency protective orders are quick safety tools used when there is immediate risk of harm in a family or household relationship. They’re issued to protect a person from violence or threats by someone they have a family or intimate connection with, and they can prohibit contact or require the other person to stay away. This focus on safeguarding someone in a domestic context is what makes the option involving family violence the correct context for emergency protective orders.

Criminal trespass, property disputes, and tax evasion involve different legal issues that do not center on protecting someone from imminent violence in a family setting, so they aren’t the typical context for emergency protective orders.