G.L. c. 258E, § 9

• A person is guilty of violating a harassment prevention order if the Commonwealth can prove four elements, beyond a reasonable doubt:
  • (1) That a court had issued an order pursuant to chapter 258E of the Massachusetts General Laws which ordered the defendant:
    • To refrain from abusing or harassing the plaintiff;
    • To refrain from contacting the plaintiff, directly or indirectly, unless authorized by a court;
    • To stay a particular distance away from the plaintiff;
    • To remain away from the household or multiple family dwelling of the plaintiff; or
    • To remain away from the workplace of the plaintiff
  • (2) That such order was in effect on the date when its violation allegedly occurred;
  • (3) That the defendant knew that the pertinent term(s) of the order was or were in effect, either by having received a copy of the order or by having learned of it in some other way; and
  • (4) That the defendant violated the order by:
    • Abusing or harassing the plaintiff;
    • By contacting the plaintiff directly or indirectly, unless authorized by a court;
    • By failing to stay a particular distance away from the plaintiff;
    • By failing to remain away from the household or multiple family dwelling of the plaintiff; or
    • By failing to remain away from the workplace of the plaintiff