Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 6, Chapter 2 ยง 2 | 2018
a. An application filed pursuant to § 1(a) shall be accompanied by an affidavit made under oath which includes a brief statement of the conditions from which relief is sought. If an applicant alleges an immediate and present physical danger to the applicant, the court may issue an Ex Parte Order granting such relief as it deems appropriate and schedule a hearing within the next five (5) calendar days. Otherwise, upon receipt of the application, the court shall order that a hearing on the application be held not later than ten (10) calendar days from the date of the order.
b. If the applicant requests a postponement of a hearing on the application for a restraining order and the court grants it, any Ex Parte Order shall not be continued except upon agreement of the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown.
c. In its discretion, the court may make such orders as it deems appropriate and necessary for the protection of the applicant and such dependent children or other persons as the court deems necessary. Such orders may include temporary child custody or visitation rights and such relief may include, but is not limited to, an order restraining the respondent from: (1) imposing any restraint upon the person or liberty of the applicant
(2) threatening, harassing, assaulting, molesting, or attacking the applicant or
(3) entering the family home or the home of the applicant.
d. Every order of the court made in accordance with this Section shall contain the following language: "Violation of this order constitutes a criminal offense punishable to the full extent of the law."
e. Upon the granting of an Ex Parte Order the court shall provide two certified copies of the order to the applicant. Upon the granting of an order after notice and hearing the court shall provide two certified copies of the order to the applicant and a copy to the respondent. The court shall send a certified copy of all restraining orders to the appropriate law enforcement agency within forty-eight (48) hours of its issuance.