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What does "renew" mean?
When do I ask for the renewal?
How long can the new order last?
How much does it cost?
Do I have to go to court?
Do I have to fill out any forms?
After I fill out my forms, what's next?
Take your forms to the court clerk.
The clerk or judge will set a hearing date.
Serve the restrained person.
File your Proof of Service.
Go to the court hearing.
If the judge renews the order at the hearing ...
File your Proof of Service.
What does "renew" mean?
- If the judge "renews" your Restraining Order After Hearing (form DV-130), it will have a new end date.
- The order will last longer than the current order.
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When do I ask for the renewal?
Before your current form DV-130 ends.
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How long can the new order last?
There is no limit on the number of years it can last. The order can be permanent.
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How much does it cost?
Nothing.
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Do I have to go to court?
Yes. Go to court on the date the clerk gives you. If you don't, your order will end.
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Do I have to fill out any forms?
Fill out:
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After I fill out my forms, what's next?
- Make at least 2 copies of these forms.
- Attach a copy of your current Restraining Order After Hearing (form DV-130) to form DV-700.
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Take your forms to the court clerk.
The clerk will give your forms to the judge for signature. Sometimes the judge may want to talk to you. If so, the clerk will tell you.
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The clerk or judge will set a hearing date.
You must go to the hearing. Form DV-710 will tell you when and where it will be.
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Serve the restrained person.
Personally serve the restrained person with a copy of:
- DV-700 (Request to Renew Restraining Order)
- DV-710 (Notice of Hearing to Renew Restraining Order)
- Your current DV-130 (Restraining Order After Hearing)
- Declaration (form MC-030) -- Leave it blank for the restrained person to answer.
For information on "service," read form DV-210. Someone over 18 -- not you or anyone protected by the restraining order -- can serve the order.
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File your Proof of Service.
- The Proof of Service shows the judge that the restrained person knows about the hearing date.
- Make 5 copies of the original Proof of Service.
- Take the original and the copies to the court clerk at least 2 days before your hearing. The clerk will file the original and give you back the copies stamped "Filed."
- The clerk will enter it into CLETS, a computer system that lets police all over the state know about your renewal request.
- If the clerk can't enter it into CLETS, take 1 copy to your local police. They will put the information into the state computer system.
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Go to the court hearing.
At the hearing, the judge will decide whether or not to renew the order.
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If the judge renews the order at the hearing ...
- Fill out a new form DV-130 (Restraining Order After Hearing), and give it to the clerk. The judge will sign it.
- The clerk will file the original and give you up to 5 copies stamped "Filed."
- If the restrained person was at the hearing, you can have him or her served with a copy of form DV-130 by mail. Ask the server to complete form DV-250 and give it to you.
- If the restrained person was not at the hearing, you must have someone serve form DV-130 in person, not by mail. Ask the server to complete form DV-200 and give it to you.
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File your Proof of Service.
- Make 5 copies of the completed Proof of Service (form DV-200 or DV-250).
- Mail or take the original and the copies to the court clerk. The clerk will file the original and give you back the copies stamped "Filed."
- Keep 1 copy with you and another in a safe place in case you need to show it to the police.
- The court will send the Proof of Service to law enforcement for you. That way, police across the state know that the restrained person knows about the orders.
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