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April 4, 2019Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
No. There is no fee for registering your protection order in California.1
1 Ann.Cal.Fam.Code § 6404(b)
Restraining Orders
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Basic information
- Who can get a DVRO
- The steps for getting a DVRO
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What if I received a child support order with my DVRO?
- How do I get child support through wage assignment?
- I was not granted a DVRO. What are my options?
- What if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change or extend my order?
- What happens if I move?
- Civil Harassment Orders
- Basic info
- What is the legal definition of harassment in California?
- What is a civil harassment order (CHO)? How long do they last?
- Am I eligible to file for a civil harassment order?
- How does a judge decide whether or not to extend my temporary CHO to a final CHO?
- What protections can I get in a civil harassment order?
- Getting the order
- After the hearing
- Basic info
- Restraining Orders to Prevent Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse
- Basic info and definitions
- What is a restraining order to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse?
- What is the legal definition of elder or dependent adult abuse?
- What types of restraining orders to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse are there? How long do they last?
- Am I eligible for a restraining order to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse?
- Getting the order
- Basic info and definitions
- Gun Violence Restraining Orders
- Workplace Violence Restraining Orders
- Moving to Another State with a Restraining Order
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in California
- General rules for out-of-state orders in California
- Registering your out-of-state order in California
- If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it?
- How do I register my protection order in California?
- Do I have to register my protection order in California to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order in CA?
- What if I don't register my protection order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
