A Civil Harassment Restraining Order ("CHRO") is different in many respects from a Domestic Violence Protective Order ("DVPO"). A DVPO protects a victim who has been harmed by someone with whom the victim had a dating or intimate relationship. A CHRO will issue restraining someone from harassing, stalking, threatening or harming someone else either emotionally or physically if the court finds "good cause" to issue the order. A CHRO may also require that the restrained party have no contact with the protected party (which may require the restrained party to move out if the parties live together), enroll in and complete a behavioral modification program, and not own or possess a firearm. The police are authorized to enforce the terms of a CHRO and violating those terms is a criminal offense. The burden of proving that "good cause" supports the issuance of a CHRO is extremely low. However, the failure to challenge the truth of the allegations made by the party seeking a CHRO may have severe ramifications for those accused of engaging in a course of conduct over time that involved harassing or threatening to commit violent acts that seriously alarmed the moving party.