If the offender violates the court protection order , the victim should report the violation to the police immediately by calling the State Police Emergency Line on 112.
Commencement of proceedings
The police control whether the perpetrator complies with the court order and the preventive measures set therein. Therefore, the police are obliged to start criminal proceedings if they receive information that the perpetrator has violated the order on protection, regardless of whether the victim has filed an application to the police or not. However, in practice, such information is most commonly provided by the victim herself or himself.
Appeal
If the victim of domestic violence submits an application to the police regarding the violation of the court order on protection, yet the prosecutor decides not to initiate criminal proceedings, the decision of the prosecutor may be appealed to the relevant office of the district prosecutor. The decree of the district prosecutor can be appealed in the appellate prosecutor’s office which decision can be appealed in the Supreme prosecution’s office. The termination of an open case can be appealed before the district court which decision can be appealed before the regional court. The prosecutor’s decree for braking the investigation can be appealed before the district court which decision is final. All prosecutor’s decisions which have not been appealed in court may be appealed before the superior prosecutor.