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Note: Orders of Protection may be issued by any court in the state of Arizona.
Orders of Protection may be obtained at the Court Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. We strongly suggest that you contact the court at (520) 382-2700 prior to you appearing. The Judge may be in court or dealing with other issues, and you may have to wait a substantial amount of time before seeing him.
Orders of Protection are issued only based on the following relations:
- Against your current or former spouse.
- Someone of the opposite sex with whom you live with or lived with.
- One party pregnant by the other party or someone you have a child in common with.
- One of your relatives or spouse’s relatives.
An alleged crime of domestic violence must have been committed by one of the relations listed above to obtain the order. Domestic violence includes assault of any kind, Child or vulnerable adult abuse, criminal damage or trespassing, any crime against a Child, custodial interference, disorderly conduct, endangerment, kidnapping, threats or intimidation or unlawful imprisonment.
The Court must know if there are any other court orders or court proceedings regarding the defendant in the order. If there is a divorce pending, orders must be obtained through the Pima County Superior Court.
Upon your prepared statement, a review by the Judge and his discussion with you regarding the matter, an Order of Protection may be given. There is no fee for the order or for its service upon the defendant.
You may contact the court at (520) 382-2700 for more information. |