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Civil Protection Orders

RCW 7.105 provides information to help you understand the differences between protection order types and provides other important information.

Required Documents for a Civil Protection Order

The documents below are required when filing for a domestic violence, antiharassment, stalking, vulnerable adult, or sexual assault civil protection order. Additional attachments are required in some situations.

Petition for a Civil Protection Order
- Section 1: If the 4th box is checked for Vulnerable Adult, Attachment B: Notice to Vulnerable Adult must be attached.
- Section 4: If any of the children show as "child" in the "How related to Restrained Person" box, Attachment C: Child Custody must be attached.
- Section 4: If the 2nd box for minor children and 2nd or 3rd box are checked, Attachment D: Non-Parents Protecting Children (ICWA) must be filled out.
- Section 13-O: If the 'Surrender Weapons' box is checked, Temporary Order to Surrender Weapons must be attached. If weapon descriptions are known, also include Attachment E: Firearms Identification.
Law Enforcement and Confidential Information Sheet (LECIF)
Temporary Protection Order and Hearing Notice
Case Information Cover Sheet (CICS)
Declaration Form: Fill out only if the judicial officer requests it at the time of your temporary hearing.

Online Forms

Click here to fill out your protection order online

Types of Civil Protection Orders

Must allege the existence of domestic violence committed against the petitioner(s) by an intimate partner or a family household member.
May request relief on behalf of:
- Yourself (who is age 15 or older)
- Family or household members who are minors or vulnerable adults
Must specify that the petitioner and respondent are intimate partners or family or household members

Must allege the existence of nonconsensual sexual conduct or nonconsensual sexual penetration that was committed against the petitioner by the respondent.
A single incident is sufficient grounds.
May request a petition on behalf of:
- Yourself (who is age 15 or older)
- A minor child, where the petitioner is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian
- A vulnerable adult where the petitioner demonstrates as an interested person in the adult’s wellbeing and the adult cannot file the petition because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility

Must allege the existence of stalking committed against the petitioner(s) by the respondent.
May request a petition on behalf of:
- Yourself (who is age 15 or older)
- A minor child, where the petitioner is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian
- A vulnerable adult where the petitioner demonstrates as an interested person in the adult’s wellbeing and the adult cannot file the petition because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility

Must allege the person is a vulnerable adult and has been abandoned, abused, financially exploited, neglected, or is threatened with abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect by the respondent.
If the petition is brought by an interested person, the affidavit or declaration must also include a statement of why the petitioner qualifies as an interested person (see Petition for Protection Order).

Must allege the existence of unlawful harassment committed against the petitioner by the respondent.
May request a petition on behalf of:
- Yourself (who is age 15 or older)
- A minor child, where the petitioner is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian
- A vulnerable adult, where the petitioner is an interested person
- Any other adult for whom the petitioner demonstrates interest in the adult's well-being, and the adult cannot file the petition because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility.

Civil Protection Order Forms & Instructions

Petition for Protection Order
Law Enforcement and Confidential Information Sheet (LECIF)
Temporary Protection Order and Hearing Notice
Case Information Cover Sheet (CICS)
Declaration Form
Temporary Order to Surrender Weapons
Notice to Vulnerable Adult
Proof of Service
Declaration of Protected Person About Weapons Surrender
Notice of Hearing
Law Enforcement and Confidential Information - Restrained Person (LECIFR)
Instructions - Petition for Protection Order
Instructions - Temporary Protection Order and Hearing Notice
Instructions - Notice to Vulnerable Adult
Instructions for Process Server - Vulnerable Adult
For other forms not listed on this page, please visit the Washington State Courts website at https://www.courts.wa.gov/forms

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