Both administrative and criminal liability is provided for domestic violence. Thus, administrative liability includes:

• Fine 170-340 UAH,

• Public works 30-40 hours,

• Arrest for up to 7 days.

While criminal liability:

• Public works 150-240 hours, arrest up to 6 months

• Restriction of liberty for up to 5 years

• Imprisonment for up to 2 years

Additional measures of influence that may be applied to the abuser:

Urgent injunction, which may include the following measures:

• Obligation to leave the place of residence (stay) of the victim;

• Prohibition on entry and stay in the place of residence (stay) of the victim;

• Prohibition of contact with the victim in any way.

An urgent restraining order is issued for a period of up to 10 days.

Another tool to protect the victim is a restraining order issued by a court for a period of 1 to 6 months. It can be extended for the same period, and contains more prohibitions for the abuser.

Thus, the restrictive requirement contains the following measures:

• Prohibition to be in the place of joint residence (stay) with the injured person;

• Prohibition to search for the injured person personally and through third parties, if he / she voluntarily stays in a place unknown to the abuser, to persecute him / her and to communicate with him / her in any way; elimination of obstacles in the use of property that is the object of the right of joint ownership or personal private property of the victim;

• Restrictions on communication with the affected child;

• Prohibition to approach a certain distance to the place of residence (stay), study, work, other places of frequent visits by the victim;

• Prohibition of correspondence, telephone conversations with the victim or contact with the victim through other means of communication in person