Stalking Protection Orders
The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic
Violence and the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs published the
following charts detailing the stalking statues of various states, including
the definition of stalking, who qualifies for a protection order, standards of
proof, available relief, cost, and penalty for knowingly violating a
protection order in each state. As the
law is always changing, please confirm that the information in these charts is
accurate.
Stalking/Harassment
Protection Orders by State
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence,
June 2009
This chart covers 38 states (AK, AL, AZ,
CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MT, NE, NM, NV, NH, NY, NC,
OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, and WY) and includes
statutes and definitions for harassment, descriptions of what a petitioner
must show to establish the standard of proof for a protection order, and the
duration of a protection order for each state.
Stalking Protection Orders
Chart
Washington Coalition of Sexual
Assault Programs, February 2007
This
chart covers 25 states (AK, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH,
NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, and WY) and includes itemized descriptions
of what a protection order provides, and how respondents and law enforcement
receive notice of an issued protection order in each
state.
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