AZPOINT will help you figure out whether you (the plaintiff) and the person from whom you are seeking protection (the defendant) have a qualifying relationship for an Order of Protection. Your information will be saved in AZPOINT for up to 90 days. At any time during this 90-day period, you may take the next step of filing your petition at an Arizona court. Until you file your petition at a court, you will be able to return to AZPOINT to update your information if necessary. For more information, click here to go to AZPOINT.
Your AZPOINT interview is complete when it is "court ready" and you get a confirmation number. You can either call the court for a remote hearing, or come into the court for your hearing.
The Law Library Resource Center's Protective Order offices provide resources to help individuals understand and navigate the process of obtaining protection orders to prevent domestic violence or harassment.
IMPORTANT: As of 01/01/2020, there are several changes to the Protective Order process. How a party is served in the Order of Protection process has changed. If the Judge grants your Petition for Order of Protection, the court will send the Order of Protection and a copy of the petition out for service today , unless the court delays it. The court cannot delay sending the order out for service for more than 72 hours.
The Service process for Injunctions Against Harassment and Injunctions Against Workplace Harassment remain the responsibility of the Plaintiff.
Learn about the three types of Protective Orders:
Find resources for local courts, police and victim's services offices, emergency shelters, crisis intervention and hotlines, and counseling services here. Information on healthy relationships is here. Information and resources for sexual and domestic violence victims is here. Options for victims are here.
Effective 01/01/2020, if the judge grants your petition for Order of Protection, the court will send the Order of Protection and a copy of the petition out for service TODAY, unless the court delays it. The court cannot delay sending the order out for service for more than 72 hours.
Forms to apply for an Order of Protection, Injunction Against Harassment, and Injunction Against Workplace Harassment are available at AZPOINT or onsite at the Law Library Resource Center. For more information on protective orders, please see staff at any of our four locations.
We have a form to file a request for a hearing. This downloadable Request for Hearing form should only be used if you are unable to go in person to one of the Law Library Resource Center locations to complete the form and you have spoken to our Protective Order staff.
If you have moved out of a home you were given exclusive use under an Order of Protection, you must notify the court. You must use the Notice regarding exclusive possession of shared residence form. This form is available in English and Spanish.
Advocates are not attorneys and do not give legal advice, but they are available to speak to victims regarding questions concerning domestic violence and the process to obtain an Order of Protection or Injunction Against Harassment.
AZPOINT, the Arizona Protective Order Initiation and Notification Tool, has been designed to help you fill out a petition for an Order of Protection. Through an interview in AZPOINT, you can quickly and accurately fill out the forms that are needed to request an Order of Protection at an Arizona court. An Order of Protection is a court order that is issued to stop a person from committing domestic violence or from contacting other people protected by the order. The portal will also help you figure out whether you (the plaintiff) and the person from whom you are seeking protection (the defendant) have a qualifying relationship for an Order of Protection. Your information will be saved in AZPOINT for up to 90 days. At any time during this 90-day period, you may take the next step of filing your petition at an Arizona court. Until you file your petition at a court, you will be able to return to AZPOINT to update your information if necessary. You are encouraged to speak to a victim advocate before you file your petition. An advocate can help you make a safety plan and give you more information about how an Order of Protection works and how it will be served on the defendant. For more information, click here to go to AZPOINT.
Your application is not complete until you have a hearing. Your AZPOINT interview is complete when it is "court ready" and you get a confirmation number. Then, you must either call the court to schedule a remote hearing or come into the court for your hearing.
There is no fee to file a Petition for Order of Protection or to file a Petition for Injunction Against Harassment. There is a fee to file a Petition for Injunction Against Workplace Harassment which is $301.
