Under FCA 655, the court may issue or extend a temporary order of protection:

• A. on ex parte application
• B. on notice with the issuance of a warrant for the respondent's arrest
• C. after a hearing
• D. with the defendant's consent

Answer: (A)

The key idea is to provide urgent protection without giving the respondent a chance to respond. A temporary order of protection is meant to shield someone from immediate harm, so the court can grant this relief promptly based on the petitioner’s sworn statement. That’s the ex parte route: the order is issued on ex parte application, without the respondent present, to address an imminent risk. After this emergency relief is entered, the respondent is typically served and a prompt hearing is scheduled to decide whether the order should continue or be modified.

The other options don’t fit because temporary protection orders aren’t issued with the respondent’s notice plus an arrest warrant, they aren’t contingent on the defendant’s consent, and while some relief can follow a hearing, the initial grant of a temporary order to address urgent danger is the ex parte method.