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What is a protective order for sexual offenses, stalking, or cyber-harassment?

A protective order for sexual offenses, stalking, or cyber-harassment, also known as a VASPA order, is a court order that can protect victims of actual or attempted nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual penetration, lewdness, stalking, or cyber-harassment.1 If you do not qualify for a domestic violence restraining order because you do not have the required relationship to the abuser, then you may qualify for a protective order for sexual offenses, stalking, or cyber-harassment.

1 N.J. Stat. § 2C:14-14(a)(1)

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