A Criminal Protective Order is contingent upon criminal proceedings and/or sentencing. For more information regarding Criminal Protective Orders, contact the James Rowland Crime Victim Assistance Center at (559) 600-2822 or the Fresno County District Attorney’s office (559) 600-3141. Restraining Orders, Emergency Protective Orders, and
“Domestic relationship personal protection order” is the name Michigan uses for restraining orders in cases of domestic violence. A domestic relationship personal protection order (PPO) is a civil court order that is designed to stop violent and harassing behavior and to protect you and your family from an abuser. A Restraining Order is a court order that protects people from harassment. You can ask for this court order if you are worried about your safety because someone stalked, harassed, threatened you with violence, financially abused you, or sexually assaulted you. The court can order a person not to: Threaten or harass you, contact or go near you Cj2B. 9 189 158 395 342 228 88 259 327