Know the Laws: Oklahoma
UPDATED August 17, 2007
A restraining order or protective order is a legal order issued by a state court which requires one person to stop harming another. In Oklahoma, there are several types of orders explained below.
- Overview of Civil vs. Criminal Law
Some restraining orders are issued in criminal court and some are issued in civil court.
- Protection Orders
A civil order that provides protection from a family member, household member or someone you had a dating relationship with.
- Stalking
Stalking can be any incident of threatening, following, surveillance, and/or coercive behavior that occurs more than once
- Moving to Another State with a Protection Order
Your OH Protection Order may be enforceable in another state.
- Enforcing your Out-of-State Order in OK
If you are planning to move to OK or are going to be in OK for any reason, your protection or restraining order may be enforced.