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What do these papers mean?

Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CH-109, CH-100, CH-110)

If you received any of these forms, someone asked for a restraining order against you:

A restraining order would limit your contact with the person asking for a restraining order. It can also impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition.

⚠️ You have a court date where a judge will decide if they will grant the restraining order, which can last up to 5 years.

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Highlight of Form CH-109 showing Notice of Hearing

When do I go to court?

Notice of Court Hearing (form CH-109)

  • This form tells you when you need to go to court.
  • You have a court hearing (court date) because the person listed in number 1 has asked for a restraining order against you.
  • If you do not agree to having a restraining order against you, you must go to court on your hearing date to tell the judge why you do not agree.  

📅 Look at item 3 on this form to see the date, time, and location for your court hearing. 

⚠️ If you don’t go to your court hearing, the judge can grant a restraining order against you that can last up to 5 years. 

What is the other side asking for?

Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (form CH-100)

  • On form CH-100, the other side checked every order they want the judge to make (items 8-16).
  • If you disagree with any of the orders the other side asked for, you must go to your court hearing to tell the judge why you do not agree.
  • You may also tell the court in writing before the hearing date. 

Has the judge made any temporary orders against me?

Temporary Restraining Order (form CH-110)

  • This form tells you that the judge made temporary orders against you.
  • Look through it carefully and follow all the orders.
  • If you own any firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, or body armor, see "Do I need to complete any papers?" right below for what you need to do to comply with the judge's orders. 

⚠️ If you violate any of the orders you could be arrested, go to jail or be charged with a crime.

If you don't have a copy of form CH-110 it may mean that the judge did not grant a temporary restraining order.
Look at form CH-109, item 4, to see if the judge checked "all denied." If it is not checked, then the judge granted a temporary restraining order and you should to the court to ask for a copy of form CH-110.

Do I need to complete any papers?

If there's a Temporary Restraining Order, you need to turn in a form saying what you did with your guns and firearms

  • If there is a temporary restraining order against you (see form CH-110), you must turn in, sell, or store any firearms and ammunition you have or own.
  • If you have any body armor, you must relinquish it.
  • Learn more about how to comply with these orders.

⚠️ If you do not comply, you could be arrested and charged with a state or federal crime.

Tell the judge your side of the story, in writing

While you wait for your court date, you have the option of filling out a response to explain in writing what you want to happen in the case and why. 

💬 If you need help, you can go to your local self-help center.

Responding to a request for a restraining order

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