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March 11, 2022Extreme Risk Protection Orders (to remove firearms)
An extreme risk protection order temporarily restricts a respondent’s access to guns in certain situations to protect him/her and others.
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?
