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Enforcing Your Out-of-State Order in D.C.
If you are planning to move to D.C. or are going to be in D.C. for any reason, your out-of-state protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Civil Protection Orders
- Basic info
- What is the legal definition of domestic violence in the District of Columbia?
- What is the legal definition of sexual assault in the District of Columbia?
- What types of civil protection orders are there? How long do they last?
- How much does it cost to file and serve a civil protection order? Do I need a lawyer?
- What protections can I get in a civil protection order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Eligibility for a civil protection order
- Who can get a civil protection order?
- Can I file for a civil protection order if I am a minor?
- Can I file for a civil protection order against a minor?
- Can I get a civil protection order against a same-sex partner?
- I was sexually assaulted by a stranger/friend. Can I file for a civil protection order?
- What are my options if I don’t qualify for a civil protection order?
- The steps for getting a civil protection order
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- Now that I have the protection order, can I get my landlord to change my locks?
- I was not granted a civil protection order, what can I do?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change, extend, or cancel my civil protection order?
- What happens if I move? Is my order still effective?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic info
- Anti-Stalking Orders
- Basic info and definitions
- What is the legal definition of stalking in D.C.?
- What types of anti-stalking orders are there?
- How much does it cost to file and serve the anti-stalking order? Do I need a lawyer?
- What protections can I get in an anti-stalking order?
- If the stalker lives in a different state, can I still get an anti-stalking order?
- Who is eligible for an anti-stalking order
- Steps for getting an anti-stalking order
- After the hearing
- Basic info and definitions
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders
- Moving to Another State with a Civil Protection Order
- Enforcing Your Out-of-State Order in D.C.
- General rules for out-of-state orders in D.C.
- Registering your out-of-state order in D.C.
- If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it?
- How do I register my protection order in Washington, D.C.?
- Do I have to register my protection order in D.C. in order to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- Does it cost anything to register my civil protection order?
