Restraining Orders

You can get the same protections in a temporary and final anti-stalking order (ASO). A judge may order any or all of the following:

• that the respondent not commit or threaten to commit any crime against you or anyone else named in the order;
• that the respondent stay away from and/or have no contact with you, or any other people or locations named in the order;
• that the respondent give back or stops using property that you own together or that you own individually;
• that the respondent pay your costs and attorney fees;
• that the police department take action that is necessary to enforce anything ordered in the ASO;
• that the respondent stay away from and not harm any animal you own;
• that the respondent must do, or not do, any other actions that are necessary for your safety; and
• that the respondent cannot own firearms or ammunition and that the respondent must turn in any firearms or ammunition to the police.¹

¹ D.C. Code § 16-1064(c)