There are 3 types of Personal Protection Orders (PPO):
Domestic PPO - To qualify for a domestic PPO you must establish that you have one of the following relationships with the respondent:
Paperwork for Domestic PPO Paperwork for PPO against minors
-Domestic Order -Domestic Order
-Domestic Petition -Domestic Petition
-Party Information request -Party Information Questions
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Stalking (Non-Domestic) PPO - To qualify for a stalking (non-domestic) PPO you are not required to show a relationship with the respondent. However, you must establish that the respondent has shown a pattern of behavior including two or more separate incidents that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested and that actually causes the person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested.
Paperwork for Stalking PPO Paperwork for Stalking PPO against minors
-Non Domestic order -Non Domestic order
-Non Domestic petition -Non Domestic petition
-Party Information Request -Party Information Request
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Sexual Assault PPO - For a sexual assault PPO there is no relationship requirement. The petitioner must be able to allege facts that demonstrate the respondent has perpetrated or threatened sexual assault against the petitioner. Evidence that a respondent has furnished obscene material to a minor petitioner shall constitute evidence that the respondent has threatened sexual assault against the petitioner. A petitioner may file for a sexual assault PPO regardless of whether the respondent has been charged with or convicted of a sexual assault or substantially similar crime. If the petitioner can show that the respondent does have a criminal conviction for sexual assault then the petition "shall be granted" per MCL 750.142.
Paperwork for Sexual Assault PPO Paperwork for Sexual Assault against minors
-Sexual Assault order -Sexual Assault order
-Sexual Assault petition -Sexual Assault petition
-Party Information request -Party Information request
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Domestic PPO - To qualify for a domestic PPO you must establish that you have one of the following relationships with the respondent:
- A current or former marriage
- A current or former dating relationship
- A current or former common household residence
- A child in common
Paperwork for Domestic PPO Paperwork for PPO against minors
-Domestic Order -Domestic Order
-Domestic Petition -Domestic Petition
-Party Information request -Party Information Questions
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Stalking (Non-Domestic) PPO - To qualify for a stalking (non-domestic) PPO you are not required to show a relationship with the respondent. However, you must establish that the respondent has shown a pattern of behavior including two or more separate incidents that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested and that actually causes the person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested.
Paperwork for Stalking PPO Paperwork for Stalking PPO against minors
-Non Domestic order -Non Domestic order
-Non Domestic petition -Non Domestic petition
-Party Information Request -Party Information Request
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Sexual Assault PPO - For a sexual assault PPO there is no relationship requirement. The petitioner must be able to allege facts that demonstrate the respondent has perpetrated or threatened sexual assault against the petitioner. Evidence that a respondent has furnished obscene material to a minor petitioner shall constitute evidence that the respondent has threatened sexual assault against the petitioner. A petitioner may file for a sexual assault PPO regardless of whether the respondent has been charged with or convicted of a sexual assault or substantially similar crime. If the petitioner can show that the respondent does have a criminal conviction for sexual assault then the petition "shall be granted" per MCL 750.142.
Paperwork for Sexual Assault PPO Paperwork for Sexual Assault against minors
-Sexual Assault order -Sexual Assault order
-Sexual Assault petition -Sexual Assault petition
-Party Information request -Party Information request
-Questions for Petitioner -Questions for Petitioner
Personal Protection Orders (PPO) A civil order with criminal and civil contempt powers. PPO's are orders by the Circuit Court that forbid or require a person to do something. The person filing is the petitioner and the person against whom a PPO is filed is the respondent. A PPO may order the respondent not to:
The penalties for violating a PPO are maximum 93 days in jail and/or maximum $500 fine.” |