California Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders

Proof of similar threats from the same person in the past. Footage of the incident(s) Testimonies from witnesses.

You can ask for a civil harassment restraining order if you are being harassed, stalked, abused, or threatened by someone you are not as close to as is required under domestic violence cases, like a roommate, a neighbor, or more distant family members like cousins, aunts or uncles, or nieces or nephews.

Generally, you must pay a $395.00 fee to file the Request. If the harassment has included violence or threats of violence, however, there is no filing fee pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6(p).

When you go to court to apply for a restraining order, the clerk will give you a date, usually within three weeks, when you will have to come back to court for a full hearing.

Criminal cases can end with a misdemeanor or felony conviction and can be punishable by prison time. A harassment charge is a legal charge filed against someone who intimidates, threatens, stalks, or otherwise makes another person feel unsafe or annoyed.

When you go to court to ask for a civil harassment restraining order, you fill out paperwork where you tell the judge everything that has happened and why you need a restraining order. If the judge believes you need protection, he or she will give you a temporary restraining order.

In the law, we call these elements. California Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6 provides the party asking for the civil harassment restraining order must prove 1) a course of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose; 2) directed at a specific

Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (Form CH-100 ); Confidential CLETS Information (Form CLETS-001 ); Items 1 and 2 on Notice of Court Hearing (Form CH-109 ); Items 1, 2 and 3 on Temporary Restraining Order (CLETS -TCH) (Form CH-110 );

If you have experienced harassment, you can file a civil court lawsuit, but some types of harassment can also be taken to federal court.Aggressive enough to affect the victim's employment (applies only to workplace harassment)