Protective Order Violation cases in Montgomery County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 23 cases in 2025, 85.0% were dismissed or dropped and 15.0% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 85.0% of Protective Order Violation cases in Montgomery County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 23 public court records (Virginia average: 53.9%).
  • 15.0% resulted in conviction.
  • The median case resolved in 2.8 months; the slowest quarter took 2.8 months or more.
85.0%
Dismissal Rate
vs 53.9% statewide
15.0%
Conviction Rate
vs 39.3% statewide
2.8 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 23 Circuit Court cases in Montgomery County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

85.0%
15.0%
Dismissed by judge 0.0% (n=0) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 85.0% (n=17) Convicted 15.0% (n=3) Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 85.0% of 20 resolved cases.

Source: 23 Circuit Court records, Montgomery County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Montgomery County compares

Dismissal rates for Protective Order Violation in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the next four jurisdictions statewide by case volume.

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

1.0 years
Avg Sentence
1.0 years
Median Sentence

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 2.8 months
Median 2.8 months
Slowest 25% 2.8 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Montgomery County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a protective order violation charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in Montgomery County.

3,301 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Montgomery County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.

How does Montgomery County compare to other Virginia courts?

Montgomery County has a 85.0% dismissal rate for Protective Order Violation cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Protective Order Violation overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.

Cite this page

VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Protective Order Violation Outcomes — Montgomery County, Virginia. Based on 23 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/protective-order-violation/montgomery-county

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