No-Contact Order Investigations

Immediate safety comes first. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911. Do not wait for another incident, a private investigator or a report before seeking urgent help. Preserve records only when safe, and do not provoke contact or violate an order to gather evidence. A PI is not an emergency responder and does not enforce court orders.

If someone may have breached a no-contact order, the wording of the order and the details of each incident matter. We review messages, third-party contact and lawfully documented encounters, then give you a dated account of what the evidence shows and what remains uncertain.

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Documenting contact under an existing order

The order, the incident and the supporting evidence

Bring the complete criminal no-contact order and any amendments. We compare the reported events with its contact and proximity restrictions, preserve available records and identify people who witnessed an incident. Law enforcement and the court determine whether a violation occurred.

Records to review: call and message logs, original digital communications, accounts from intermediaries, and dates and locations of observed proximity.
When this can help: documenting a suspected criminal-order or bail-condition violation, checking a disputed allegation, or establishing facts also relevant to a family-law case.
What you receive: an incident chronology tied to messages, observations and witness accounts, with missing information and conflicting accounts identified.

Ways we can document an alleged contact

The incident determines the work. A saved message may need preservation; an encounter disputed by both parties may need witness interviews or limited observation.

Surveillance Services

When appropriate, observe a specified location from a lawful position and record dates, times and conduct relevant to the order. We do not create an encounter to test compliance.

Digital Forensics Services

Preserve messages and other records you can lawfully provide, including sender information, dates and surrounding conversation. Further technical examination depends on authority and available material.

Social Media Investigation Services

Save relevant public posts or authorized records with their URLs and dates, including evidence of indirect contact. Do not respond or ask someone else to contact the person for evidence.

Legal Support Services

Arrange the order, incident chronology and supporting records for your attorney’s review. Investigators explain how evidence was obtained; counsel handles legal strategy and representation.

Washington Law and Court Sources

Use the official sources below to read Washington’s investigator rules and order-enforcement provisions or find court forms. Bring your actual order: a general reference cannot establish what contact it prohibits.

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Planning, costs and your report

Start with the order and the events you need documented. We review restrictions, available records and deadlines before agreeing on a task.

First conversation: Your first consultation is free and lasts 30 minutes. Additional communication outside the agreed task is $150/hour, prepaid separately; communication already included in the task is not charged again.
Planning and scheduling: Most plans are developed within 48 hours once the necessary facts, locations and restrictions are clear. We confirm the assignment and schedule by text and email; tell us about any hearing or other deadline before booking.
Costs: Lite is $150 per investigator-hour; Heavy is $300 per investigator-hour. Preparation and report writing each cost $150/hour. Round-trip travel from our Tacoma office is $2.50/minute. Other time is billed in whole hours, with partial hours rounded up. Each purchased service hour carries $15 in expense credit for Lite or $30 for Heavy. Credits on hours used for your task cover only that task's expenses; any remainder expires at report delivery. Expenses are charged at cost. Applicable surcharges are separate dollar charges, not deductions from service hours. We confirm the work, schedule and prepaid costs by text and email. See Pricing for unused-time, credit, specialist and other fee terms.
Your report: You receive dated incident notes and supporting messages, photographs or witness accounts, with sources and gaps identified. Reports are due by 9 p.m. Pacific on the next business day after the task finishes, including return travel. Completion after midnight uses that new calendar date. Business days exclude weekends and the specified federal holiday periods, including the day before and after each holiday. Faster delivery costs $300 per report only when requested and accepted, plus report-writing time. We notify you of schedule changes caused by approved additional report work or priority delays.

Frequently Asked Questions About No-Contact Order Investigations

Can you tell whether an alleged contact happened?

We can examine the available messages, locations, dates and third-party accounts, including facts that contradict an allegation. Preserve originals you hold lawfully. The court or law enforcement decides whether established conduct violates the order.

What do you need before starting?

Bring the signed order, amendments, relevant incident dates and original records already in your possession. Tell us about pending hearings and any restrictions affecting you. We identify the unanswered factual question before choosing research, preservation or fieldwork.

How will we communicate while an order is in place?

At intake, agree on a safe way to contact you and whom you authorize to receive updates. Tell us about any contact restrictions. Updates concern the agreed work; we do not carry messages between parties in violation of an order.

Bring the order and the incident dates

Tell us which contact is in dispute and what records you already have. We can discuss whether preservation, interviews or observation would add useful facts before you commit to investigative work.

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