Domestic Violence Prevention Act Article 38

Any person subject to probation following conviction of an offense of domestic violence or breach of protection order shall be turned over to protective custody measures during the probation period.Unless it is clearly not necessary, in granting the probation, the court shall order the defendant to comply with one or more of the following instructions during probation period:1. Prohibition against domestic violence.2. Prohibition against any act of harassment, contact, stalking, communication, correspondence or other unnecessary contact with the victim or any child, youth or specific family member that has witnessed domestic violence.3. Relocation from the place of domicile or residence of the victim or any child, youth or specific family member that has witnessed domestic violence.4. Order the respondent to maintain a specific distance from the following locations: The place of domicile or residence of the victim or any child, youth or specific family member that has witnessed domestic violence, their school, workplace or other specific location that they frequent.5. Complete an offender treatment program.6. Other matters to ensure the security of the victim or any child, youth or specific family member that has witnessed domestic violence.The third paragraph of Article 14 may apply mutatis mutandis before the court orders the defendant to complete the offender treatment program in accordance with Subparagraph 5 of the previous paragraph.When the court grants probation in accordance with the first paragraph, it shall give immediate notice to the victim and the police department of the place where the victim’s domicile or residence is located.If a probationer commits a serious breach of matters of instructions under the second paragraph, the probation shall be revoked.