Protection & Restraining Orders · Legal briefing
Challenging a Without-Notice Harassment Order
By Adv. Yechiel Rachamim Menahemov & Adv. Assaf ShpigelPublished:
The practical dilemma
You receive a judicial order restricting access to your home or contact with others after a hearing you did not attend.
The legal position
The Prevention of Threatening Harassment Law 2001 permits orders under defined conditions. Section 7(b) requires a hearing with both parties promptly and no later than seven days after a without-notice order. The interim order is not a final finding, but remains binding until changed. Neither falsity nor discharge is presumed. Breach may bring enforcement and criminal proceedings, without an automatic prison sentence. Official source 1
Your next step
Read and comply with the prohibitions, distances and dates. Preserve the application and complete correspondence and prepare a factual response. Do not contact the applicant if the order prohibits it.