Rights and obligations of police officers in issuing an order to domestic violence offenders to immediately leave the shared residence and not to approach their immediate surroundings, or a restraining order on such residence and its immediate surroundings

The article discusses the rights and obligations of police offi cers related to the new instrument protecting persons affected by domestic violence. It is a practical compendium on the issuing of an order by the police to immediately leave the shared residence by the perpetrator and an order not to approach the residence and its immediate surroundings. It also discusses court service by police offi cers. The author provides several guidelines that resolve the interpretation doubts concerning the provisions