Yes. A restraining order violation is a serious criminal offense. Once the Court has approved a request for a restraining order, the protected person(s) can enforce the order by reporting every violation to the Court and law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the case. The stay-away order will be of no use unless it is enforced by reporting violations to authorities. If a person ordered to stay away from an individual named as protected in a restraining order is within the restricted vicinity and the police are summoned, the defendant will be arrested and taken to jail.