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Learn how to get a protection order for domestic violence or stalking in Ohio, and how they are different from restraining orders.
Criminal Protection Order (CrPO) R.C. 2903.213. Criminal charges of felonious assault, aggravated assault, assault, aggravated menacing, menacing by stalking, aggravated trespass, menacing or sexually oriented offense against someone who is NOT a family or household member.
There are two kinds of protection orders in Ohio. A temporary ex parte protection order can be granted the same day you file your petition in order to give you immediate protection from the abuser. The judge can grant the ex parte order if there is “good cause” to do so.
The law (2919.27 and 3113.31 Ohio Revised Code) states that protection orders issued anywhere in the State of Ohio are enforceable throughout the state - if they are current and still valid. Comparable protection orders issued in other states may also be valid in Ohio.
Domestic violence, menacing by stalking, aggravated trespass, child abuse or sexually oriented offense committed by a family or household member. Acts committed by an adult against an adult with whom the person has a dating relationship. Criminal charges not required.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, filing for a protection order makes a statement that you intend to end the relationship, at least for now. That may increase danger for the short term. If you are a LGBTQ survivor, filing for a protection order may make your sexual orientation public.
4 cze 2024 · Victims of stalking and sexually oriented offenses have a new way to find step-by-step guidance for securing a civil protection order. The tool, available from Ohio Legal Help, is an online process that makes accessing and completing the necessary legal forms safer and easier.
