If you are at risk of violence at home, the law allows the violent person to be removed from the shared home quickly – first by the police, then by a court decision. If you are in immediate danger, please call the police on 158 or the emergency number 112.
01Removal by the police for 14 days
A police officer will remove from the shared home a person from whom an attack on life, health or freedom, or a particularly serious attack on human dignity, can be expected (Section 27a of the Police Force Act – zákon o Policajnom zbore):
- the removed person must not enter the home for 14 days – the day of removal also counts,
- they must not come closer to the person at risk than 50 metres,
- the police officer takes their keys; they may take their personal belongings straight away and other necessary items within 24 hours,
- a person can be removed even if they are not at home at the time,
- the police send a record to an intervention centre and, where children are involved, also to the child protection authority (social and legal protection of children).
02How to extend your protection
The 14 days give you time to file an application for an interim measure with the court. If the application is delivered to the court while the removal is still in force, the removal is extended until the court's decision becomes enforceable (Section 27a(9) of the Police Force Act).
The court will decide on a ban on entering the house or flat within 24 hours of receiving the application, and the decision is enforceable as soon as it is announced. Please do not leave the application until the last day.
03What the court can order
- temporarily not to enter the house or flat in which you live,
- not to enter, or to enter only to a limited extent, your place of residence, your workplace or another place you regularly visit,
- not to contact you,
- not to come within a specified distance of you.
The court may also monitor compliance with these bans by technical means. You will find more about interim measures on the page Interim measure (urgent court order).
04When children are at risk
If a child's life, health or healthy development is at risk, the court may, by an interim measure, place the child in the care of the other parent or another person. It will decide within 24 hours. These proceedings are exempt from court fees.
05Fee and evidence
The court fee for an application for an interim measure is €50. If you cannot pay it straight away, the court will not discontinue the proceedings because it has not been paid.
The court decides quickly and often on the basis of documents alone. Please therefore prepare the confirmation of removal, medical reports, photographs of injuries or damaged belongings, messages and the names of witnesses. The court will reject an application that lacks the required particulars without inviting you to complete it.
06Where to find help
- police 158, emergency number 112,
- National helpline for women experiencing violence 0800 212 212 (24/7, free of charge),
- the intervention centre in your region – it will contact you after the removal,
- in urgent cases, please contact me on +421 905 736 582. More on the page Protection from violence.
07Frequently asked questions
- For how long will the police remove a violent person?
- For 14 days, including the day of removal. If during this period you deliver an application for an interim measure to the court, the removal is extended until the court's decision becomes enforceable.
- Can the owner of the flat also be removed?
- Yes. Both police removal and a court ban on entry protect the person who lives in the flat, regardless of who owns it.
- How quickly will the court decide on a ban on entering the flat?
- Within 24 hours of receiving the application. The decision is enforceable as soon as it is announced.
- How much does an application to the court cost?
- The court fee for an application for an interim measure is €50. However, the court will not discontinue the proceedings because the fee has not been paid. Where the protection of a child at risk is concerned, no fee is payable.
- May the removed person come near me?
- During the police removal they must not come closer to you than 50 metres. The court may prohibit them from approaching within a specified distance and also from contacting you.
Author: JUDr. Miroslav Repka, lawyer and mediator · updated 29 October 2026 · based on the Police Force Act, the Code of Civil Contentious Procedure, the Code of Non-Contentious Civil Procedure and the Court Fees Act as in force on that date.
The information on this page is of a general nature and does not replace individual legal advice.
