attorney normally files restraining orders. There are NO forms available at the Clerk of Court's office. Please contact your attorney.

If you need to get a Emergency Protective Order against another individual you need to contact Harlan Circuit Court Clerk's Office located in the Harlan Justice Center.

Restraining orders are issued through Summit County Courts. If there is a harassment problem, first report that problem to the jurisdictional law enforcement agency where the harassment is occurring.

The court that has jurisdiction of the restraining order may release information to you, however, we consider the information a privacy issue and therefore, confidential and not for public release.

You would have to have been personally served to make it valid, and presumably, you would know about it.

The court that has jurisdiction of the restraining order may release information to you. RPD will not release that information.

Petitions for domestic abuse protection are available at the Clerk of Court's office in the Civil Processing Section and the Spouse Abuse Office.

Victims who have family, dating, or co-habiting relationships with their abusers can often get Restraining Orders forbidding the attackers to come near them or to contact them.

If you are the victim of a crime committed by a juvenile, there will be a "no contact" condition applied to the juvenile offender. This means that the juvenile offender is to have no contact with you including written, telephonic or third person contact. If you are a victim of domestic abuse and are in need of assistance, WomensLaw is an excellent web site with legal information that is pertinent to the Laws of Oregon.

To qualify for a Restraining Order you must be a "victim" who has been subjected to an act of "domestic violence." "Victim" means any person 18 years of age or older, who has been subjected to an act of domestic violence by spouse, former spouse, or present or former household member.