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Civil harassment restraining order forms

All California courts use the same basic set of forms for civil harassment restraining orders. You can find the most commonly-used forms on this page. If you are not sure which forms to use, find out from your court or Self-Help Center.

Some courts have special local forms too. To see if you will need any special local forms, contact your court clerk or check your court’s website.

Looking for copies of an order from your case? Contact the court where you filed the case.

Forms to ask for Civil Harassment Restraining Order

Fill and file forms to start a civil harassment restraining order case. Then, have a copy of the forms delivered (served) to the person who is harassing you.

Form Name	Form Number	Purpose	Guide
Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders	CH-100	Use to start the court case to get a civil harassment restraining order.	Ask for restraining order for civil harassment case
Notice of Court Hearing	CH-109	Will tell you when to go to court.
Temporary Restraining Order (CLETS-TCH)	CH-110	Will tell you which, if any, temporary restraining orders (TROs) the judge signed.
Confidential CLETS Information	CLETS-001	Fill out when you file for your restraining order. Gives information about your case to all law enforcement agencies through a computerized database.
Additional Page OR Attachment to Judicial Council Form	MC-020 OR MC-025	Use if you need more space to answer some questions when filling out your Request.
Civil Case Cover Sheet	CM-010	Required when you file any new civil case.
Declaration OR Attached Declaration	MC-030 OR MC-031	Use to give more information or for witness statements.
Proof of Personal Service	CH-200	Use to prove that you had someone 18 or older (not you) give the person to be restrained a copy of the request, notice of court hearing, and temporary restraining order (if issued) in person.	Sheriff serves your request
Civil Harassment Restraining Order After Hearing (CLETS-CHO)	CH-130	If the judge grants any restraining orders, they will sign this form.
Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders	CH-120	Leave this form blank and serve on the restrained person with the copy of your request and notice of hearing.
Proof of Firearms Turned In, Sold or Stored	CH-800	Leave this form blank and serve on the restrained person with the copy of your request and notice of hearing.
Proof of Service by Mail	CH-250	Use to prove that you had someone 18 or older (not you) mail to the restrained person a copy of your Civil Harassment Restraining Order After Hearing (form CH-130). Make sure you can in fact serve form CH-130 by mail in your case.	Serve your long-term civil harassment restraining order

Form Name	Form Number	Purpose	Guide
Request to Renew Restraining Order	CH-700	Asks a judge to renew your restraining order. Attach a copy of your current restraining order (form CH-130) to form CH-700.	Request to renew restraining order
Notice of Hearing to Renew Restraining Order	CH-710	Tells you when your court date is for a request to renew restraining order.
Response to Request to Renew Restraining Order	CH-720	Leave this form blank and serve on the restrained person with the copy of your request and notice of hearing.
Proof of Personal Service	CH-200	Use to prove that you had someone 18 or older (not you) give the person to be restrained a copy of the request, notice of court hearing, and temporary restraining order (if issued) in person.	Sheriff serves your request to renew
Order Renewing Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CLETS)	CH-730	Attach this form to CH-130 and give it to the court clerk to renew the restraining order.

Form to change court date

Form Name	Form Number	Purpose
How to Ask for a New Hearing Date	CH-115-INFO	Read first. Information sheet on how to answer or oppose a request for a civil harassment restraining order.
Request to Continue Court Hearing	CH-115	Asks the court to reschedule your court date.
Order on Request to Continue Hearing	CH-116	Tells you that your court date has been rescheduled and if there is a temporary restraining order in effect.

Forms to answer a Civil Harassment Restraining Order

Form Name	Form Number	Purpose	Guide
Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders.	CH-120	Use to tell the court why the restraining orders requested should not be granted.	Respond to civil harassment restraining order
Additional Page OR Attachment to Judicial Council Form	MC-020 OR MC-025	Use if you need more space to answer some of the questions when you fill out your Response.
Declaration OR Attached Declaration	MC-030 OR MC-031	Use to give more information or for witness statements.
Proof of Firearms Turned In, Sold or Stored	CH-800	Use to prove that you turned in any firearms that you owned to law enforcement or sold them to (or stored them with) a licensed gun dealer.	How to prove you turned in, sold, or stored a firearm
How Do I Turn in, Sell, or Store My Firearms?	CH-800-INFO	Information on what to do with your firearm.
Proof of Service by Mail	CH-250	Use to prove that you mailed a copy of your response to the protected person.	How to serve the request

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