In any event, ask the police to make a report for future reference. It is a court order prohibiting the stalker from physically abusing or interfering with your liberty. Violation of an OP can be a separate criminal offense that can be added to the stalking charges. You qualify if the stalker is your spouse, ex-spouse, or anyone else to whom you are related by blood, marriage, or prior marriage. You also qualify if the abuser is someone with whom you have had a child, with whom you live or have lived, or with whom you have or have had a dating relationship.
Orders of protection are available in same sex relationships as well as heterosexual relationships.
Regardless of whether you qualify for an OP, a judge will set either a cash bond or a recognizance bond in most cases. To be released, the stalker must agree to abide by all the bond conditions. The defendant may be ordered to stay away from certain locations, such as your home, your workplace, or your children's school. The defendant usually will be ordered to surrender any firearms in his or her possession. If the defendant is a member of your family or household, he or she also usually will be ordered not to contact you or to enter your home for 72 hours.