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Legal Information: Wisconsin
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December 14, 2023Can a final harassment restraining order be extended?
There is a possibility that the injunction can be extended for a period of time (from the initial order) that equals ten years but only if you can prove there is a substantial risk that the respondent may commit any of these crimes against you: first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree intentional homicide, sexual assault or sexual assault of a child (sections (1) or (2)).1 If the respondent has been convicted of committing sexual assault in the first, second, or third degree (sections (1) to (3)) against you, you may request that the injunction be made permanent.2
1 Wis. Stat. § 813.125(4)(d)(1)
2 Wis. Stat. § 813.125(4)(d)(1m)
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