Restraining Orders

The judge must decide if the respondent is at risk of committing suicide or harming another person in the near future.¹ To make that decision, the judge will consider any information that is reliable. Some things the judge may consider are the respondent’s:

• own statements that s/he made to others;
• history of suicide threats or attempts;
• history of actual or threatened violence or physical force against other people;
• previous convictions for assault, strangulation, menacing, reckless endangerment, stalking, intimidation, domestic violence offenses, driving under the influence, or any incident that involves abuse or cruelty to animals;
• recent illegal use of drugs (controlled substances);
• history of recklessly using, displaying, or waving (brandishing) a deadly weapon;
• previous violation of a restraining order or stalking order; and
• possession or attempted possession of a deadly weapon within the past 180 days.²

¹ O.R.S. § 166.527(6)(a)
² O.R.S. § 166.527(4)