Know the Laws: Indiana
UPDATED August 15, 2011
This section contains information about orders for protection and workplace violence restraining orders. To find legal help and other support services in your area, please click on the Where to Find Help tab at the top of this page.
- Overview of Civil vs. Criminal Law
Some restraining orders are issued in criminal court and some are issued in civil court.
- Orders for Protection
A civil order that protects you from abuse by a family or household member.
- Workplace Violence Restraining Orders
An order that an employer can get on behalf of his employee due to unlawful violence or credible threats of violence against the employee.
- Moving to another state with an IN order for protection
Your order for protection can be enforceable wherever you move.
- Enforcing an Out-of-State Order in IN
If you are planning to move to IN or are going to be in IN for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.