Delaware Code § 11-3536

Protective orders — Violations
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(a) A person who violates an order made pursuant to this subchapter may be punished for any substantive offense set forth in this
subchapter.
(b) A person who violates an order made pursuant to this subchapter may be punished as a contempt of the court making such order.
No finding of contempt shall be a bar to prosecution for a substantive offense under this subchapter, but:
(1) Any person so held in contempt shall be entitled to credit for any punishment imposed therein, against any sentence imposed
upon conviction for that offense; and
(2) Any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under this subchapter shall be a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt
arising out of the same act.

(c) A person who violates an order made pursuant to this subchapter may be punished by revocation of any form of pretrial release,
by the forfeiture of bail and/or by the issuance of a bench warrant which requires the defendant's arrest or which remands the defendant
into custody. Said revocation may, after a hearing, and upon a showing by a clear and convincing evidence in the sound discretion of the
court, be made either where the violation complained of has been committed by the defendant personally, or has in any way been caused
indirectly or through the encouragement of the defendant.

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