Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

Yes. If the court believes probable cause exists to support the charge, they will usually issue a no-contact order. It will usually stay in place until the case is dismissed, or in the case of a conviction until the defendant is in a treatment program and the named victim requests it.

One reason for all this is that sometimes true crime victims, especially in the domestic violence area, later recant their accusations for a variety of reasons. Judges worry that victims are being manipulated or wrongly influenced, and if they lift the no contact order they may expose a true DV victim to further abuse.