Civil Harassment Restraining Order

If someone alleges harassment, they may seek a civil harassment protective order which is defined as:

1. Unlawful violence.
2. A credible threat of violence or
3. A knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person and that serves no legitimate purpose.  This allows for harassment as opposed to an act of violence.   

Our Los Angeles restraining order attorneys are familiar with California Code of Civil Procedure § 527.6, which explains that the course of alleged conduct must cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress and must actually cause substantial emotional distress to the victim. If this is not the case, our attorneys will be prepared to defend the matter in court. 

The civil harassment restraining order can include restraints on personal conduct by the batterer, order the batterer to stay away from the victim's home/work and/or children's school, and other miscellaneous orders. There is no requirement that there be a relationship between the victim and a batterer in order to obtain the protective order. Again, there must be recent acts of harassment, which is a determination made by the court.