The Act Domestic abuse protection orders Section 17 – Offence of breaching order
125.Section 17 makes provision relating to breach of a DAPO or an interim DAPO.
126.Section 17(1) provides that breach of a DAPO or an interim DAPO, without reasonable excuse, is a criminal offence. Section 17(2) provides that the maximum penalty on summary conviction is a term of imprisonment of up to 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both; and the maximum penalty on conviction on indictment is a term of imprisonment of up to five years or a fine or both.