Domestic Violence Prevention Act Article 15

An ordinary protection order is valid for two years and shall become effective from the time of issuance.Before the ordinary protection order expires, the litigant or the victim may request the court to revoke, alter or extend the order. Each petition for an extension of a protection order shall not exceed a period of two years.The petition for an extension of the protection order may be filed by a prosecutor, police department or municipal or county (city) competent authority.If the litigant or the victim, based on Paragraph 2, applies to modify or extend the ordinary protection order, the original order shall remain valid until the court rules. The petition for an extension of the protection order may also be filed by a prosecutor, police department, or municipal or county (city) competent authority.An ordinary protection order shall expire unless the court makes a confirmed ruling otherwise before its expiry.After the court agrees to hear a petition for an extension of a protection order, it shall immediately notify the parties concerned, the victim, the police, and the municipal and county (city) competent authorities.