Órdenes de protección de emergencia en Arizona

Explicación Simple

Las órdenes de protección de emergencia son como un escudo que ayuda a las personas en peligro por violencia en casa. Si alguien está en riesgo inmediato, un juez puede dar una orden rápida para proteger a esa persona.

Es como cuando un amigo te presta su paraguas cuando empieza a llover. Te ayuda a mantenerte a salvo y seco mientras la tormenta pasa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura está siendo acosada por su expareja, Carlos. Una noche, después de un incidente violento, ella llama a la policía y el oficial le dice que hay razones para creer que su vida está en peligro. Laura puede pedir una orden de protección de emergencia, y un juez puede emitirla rápidamente para asegurarse de que Carlos no se acerque a ella.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

13-3624 . Emergency orders of protection A. In counties with a population of one hundred fifty thousand persons or more, the presiding judge of the superior court, during the hours that the courts are closed, shall make available on a rotating basis a judge, justice of the peace, magistrate or commissioner who shall issue emergency orders of protection by telephone. In counties with a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand persons, any judge, justice of the peace, magistrate or commissioner may issue emergency orders of protection by telephone during the hours that the courts are closed. B. The court, within twenty-four hours after a defendant is arrested for an act of domestic violence, shall register a certified copy of the release order with the sheriff's office of the county in which the order was issued. The court shall notify the sheriff's office of material changes in the release order, if the conditions of the release order are no longer in effect and when the charges are resolved. The sheriff in each county shall maintain a central repository for release orders so that the existence and validity of the orders can be easily verified. The law enforcement agency shall advise domestic violence victims where the victim may verify the registration and conditions of a release order. C. The judge, justice of the peace, magistrate or commissioner who is authorized to issue emergency orders of protection may issue a written or oral ex parte emergency order of protection if a peace officer states that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is in immediate and present danger of domestic violence based on an allegation of a recent incident of actual domestic violence pursuant to section 13-3601, subsection A. D. An emergency order of protect