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March 11, 2022Enforcing your Out-of-State order in Colorado
If you are planning to move to Colorado or are going to be in Colorado for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Domestic Violence Protection Orders
- Basic information
- What is the legal definition of domestic violence in Colorado?
- What types of domestic violence protection orders are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a domestic violence protection order?
- In which county can I file for a domestic violence protection order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get a domestic violence protection order
- Am I eligible to file for a domestic violence protection order?
- Can I file for a protection order against a same-sex partner?
- Can a minor file for a domestic violence protection order?
- How much does it cost?
- Do I need a lawyer?
- I am an employer of an abuse victim. How can I protect my business from the abuser?
- Steps for getting a domestic violence protection order
- After the order is in place
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- Can I get my domestic violence protection order from Colorado enforced if I move?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the protection order?
- Can I file to modify the terms or length of my order or cancel it?
- Can the abuser ask the court to terminate my permanent protection order?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- If you are the defendant in a protection order case
- Basic information
- Protection Orders for Stalking, Sexual Assault, Physical Harm/Threats, and Abuse of Elderly/At-Risk Adult
- Basic info and definitions
- What is a protection order for stalking, sexual assault, physical harm/threats abuse of the elderly/ at-risk adult?
- What is the legal definition of stalking?
- What is the legal definition of sexual assault?
- What is the legal definition of physical assault/harm?
- What is the legal definition of mistreatment/abuse of the elderly or an at-risk adult?
- What types of protection orders are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a protection order?
- Who is eligible for a protection order against stalking, sexual assault, physical harm/threats or abuse of the elderly/at-risk adult?
- What are the steps for getting the protection order?
- Who can get a protection order? Can I get one against someone who is not my spouse, intimate partner, or relative?
- Can a minor file for a protection order?
- How much does it cost to get a protection order?
- Do I need a lawyer?
- I am an employer of an abuse victim. How can I protect my business from the abuser?
- Basic info and definitions
- Civil Protection Orders Filed by Employers
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders (to remove firearms)
- Moving to Another State with a Protection Order
- Enforcing your Out-of-State order in Colorado
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Colorado
- Registering your out-of-state order in Colorado
- If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Colorado to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- 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?
