26.50.120 - Violation of order -- Prosecuting attorney or attorney for municipality may be requested to assist -- Costs and attorney's fee.

Violation of order — Prosecuting attorney or attorney for municipality may be requested to assist — Costs and attorney's fee.

When a party alleging a violation of an order for protection issued under this chapter states that the party is unable to afford private counsel and asks the prosecuting attorney for the county or the attorney for the municipality in which the order was issued for assistance, the attorney shall initiate and prosecute a contempt proceeding if there is probable cause to believe that the violation occurred. In this action, the court may require the violator of the order to pay the costs incurred in bringing the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

[1984 c 263 § 13.]