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Superior Court of California - County of San Diego: Civil: Civil Harassment
IMPORTANT: If you are in danger now and need help, call 911.
What is a Civil Harassment Restraining Order?
What is an Elder/Dependent Abuse Restraining Order?
What is a Gun Violence Restraining Order?
What is a Workplace Violence Restraining Order?
Where do I file my forms?
Restraining Order Clinics
Is there a fee to file a restraining order?
When will I get my temporary restraining order?
How do I serve (officially notify) the respondent?
Civil harassment mediation services are available at no cost to you!
How do I respond to a temporary restraining order?
Under California law (Code of Civil Procedure §527.6), a person who has suffered harassment may seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction prohibiting harassment.
Civil Harassment Restraining Orders differ from Family Law Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in that the person doing the harassing has no close family or domestic relationship with the victim. For example, a Civil Harassment Restraining Order applies to a neighbor, roommate or stranger. A Domestic Violence Restraining Order is filed in the Family Court and applies to a current or former: husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend or other relative.
You may seek protection if you are worried about your safety because you are being:
Harassed, or
Sexually assaulted.
Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6(b), the course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress and must actually cause substantial emotional distress to the victim.
The restraining order can include preventing personal conduct by the harasser, order the harasser to stay away from the victim, the victim's family, the victim's home/work and/or children's school, and other miscellaneous orders.
CIVIL HARASSMENT PACKET
What is an Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Order
An elder/dependent adult abuse restraining order applies to a person seeking a protective order who falls within the definition of elder or dependent adult as follows:
Under California law (Welfare & Institutions Code §15657.03), a person who is 65 years of age or older (elder) OR a person who is between 18 and 64 years of age and who has mental or physical limitations that prevent them from carrying out their normal activities (dependent adult), who has been a victim of one or more of the following:
Physical, financial, mental or emotional abuse;
Neglect, abandonment, abduction, or isolation;
Treatment that has caused physical harm or pain or mental suffering; OR. Deprived by a caregiver of goods or services needed to avoid harm or suffering.
If you can answer “yes” to one or more of the questions below, you may wish to seek an elder/dependent abuse restraining order.
Are you 65 years of age or older and being abused?
Are you between the ages of 18 and 64, and have a mental or physical condition that prevents your from carrying out your normal activities?
Is someone physically abusing you or causing you emotional harm?
Is someone who helps you with the daily necessities of life threatening to hurt you?
Is someone who helps you with the daily necessities of life misusing your money?
Is an elder you know being abused?
ELDER AND DEPENDENT ABUSE PACKET
Under California law (Penal Code §18150), an immediate family member or law enforcement agency may seek an order prohibiting an individual who poses a significant danger of personal injury to himself, herself or another from controlling, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, ammunition, or magazine.
GUN VIOLENCE PETITIONER PACKET
Under California law (Code of Civil Procedure §527.8), an employer whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual may seek an order and injunction prohibiting harassment.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PACKET
Civil Harassment Restraining Order Clinics
Operated by Legal Aid Society of San Diego, this clinic offers assistance to self-represented litigants to explain procedures and to help them prepare forms. Clients are seen in the order of arrival and no phone calls are allowed. Click here for locations and schedule.
Operated by San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, this clinic offers assistance to self-represented litigants to explain procedures and to help them prepare forms. Click here for locations and schedule.
Civil Harassment, Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse, Gun Violence, and Workplace Violence Temporary Restraining Orders may be filled at the following locations:
To find the proper court location, click here.
330 W. Broadway, Room 225
San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 450-7275
El Cajon, California 92020 (619) 456-4100
Civil Business Office - 1st Floor
500 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Chula Vista, California 91910 (619) 746-6200
Note: Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders may be obtained at the Family Court Division closest to you.
East: 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020
South: 500 Third Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
North: 325 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081
Central: 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101
There will be a filing fee unless otherwise ordered by the court. Refer to Ref #1 in the fee schedule.
Note: There is no filing fee for Gun Violence Restraining Orders.
What forms are needed to file a restraining order?
Be advised that additional paperwork may be required based on specific location policies.
NOTICE RE:
To have a Request for Temporary Restraining Order filed and heard by a judge on the same day, Petitioner must be in line with completed paperwork by 3:00 p.m., as per Code of Civil Procedure §527.6(e). (Completed is defined as meaning all names and information must be completed and match across all documents and be written in a clear legible manner so that the Judicial Officer may consider the request.)
Code of Civil Procedure §527.6(e) states: "A request for the issuance of a temporary restraining order without notice under this section shall be granted or denied on the same day that the petition is submitted to the court, unless the petition is filed too late in the day to permit effective review, in which case the order shall be granted or denied on the next day of judicial business in sufficient time for the order to be filed that day with the clerk of the court."
In most instances, if your request for a temporary restraining order is granted, you will receive your temporary restraining order the same day.
It is the responsibility of the petitioner to have the respondent personally served with all necessary documents as instructed by the clerk. Proof of service for the respondent must be filed with the court prior to or at the time of the hearing on restraining order.
The party can be served by:
The Sheriff's Department of the county where the respondent lives or works
Anyone over the age of 18 years old and not a party named in the case
For more information, visit our Serving Documents page.
Mediation Services for Civil Harassment restraining orders
In the Central, East or South County Divisions, the National Conflict Resolution Center may be able to provide mediation services without any cost to you or the other party.
For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions for Civil Harassment Mediation.
How do I respond to a restraining order?
If a restraining order was filed against you, you may respond by completing and filing the appropriate packet below:
CIVIL HARASSMENT - RESPONSE
ELDER/DEPENDENT ADULT - RESPONSE
GUN VIOLENCE - RESPONSE
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE - RESPONSE