---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 635.19"
title: "32"
number: "635.19"
heading: "Protection Orders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/635.19"
---

# §635.19. Protection Orders.

- (a) A DD Form 2873, Military Protective Order (MPO) is a written lawful order issued by a commander that orders a Soldier to avoid contact with those persons identified in the order. MPOs may be used to facilitate a “cooling-off” period following domestic violence and sexual assault incidents, to include incidents involving children. The commander should provide a written copy of the order within 24 hours of its issuance to the person with whom the member is ordered not to have contact and to the installation LE activity.
- (b) **Initial notification.** In the event a MPO is issued against a Soldier and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a Army installation at any time during the duration of the MPO, the installation PMO/DES will notify the appropriate civilian authorities (local magistrate courts, family courts, and local police) of:
  - (1) The issuance of the protective order;
  - (2) The individuals involved in the order;
  - (3) Any change made in a protective order;
  - (4) **The termination of the protective order.**
- (c) A Civilian Protective Order (CPO) is an order issued by a judge, magistrate or other authorized civilian official, ordering an individual to avoid contact with his or her spouse or children. Pursuant to the Armed Forces Domestic Security Act, [10 U.S.C. 1561a](/usc/10/1561a.md), a CPO has the same force and effect on a military installation as such order has within the jurisdiction of the court that issued the order.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 534, 42 U.S.C. 10601, 18 U.S.C. 922, 10 U.S.C. 1562, 10 U.S.C. Chap. 47, 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq., 10 U.S.C. 1565, 42 U.S.C. 14135a.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 28549, May 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted.