In Colorado, protection orders demand that one person or group of people leave another person or persons alone. The order will generally forbid someone from contacting, harassing, threatening, etc., the protected person, and may be more tailored to a specific situation, for example, permitting some communication between family members. Protection orders can be temporary or permanent.

Civil protection orders must be based on at least a reasonable fear expressed by the protected person, and evidence presented in court may be testimony about actual or threatened acts, or other behavior causing fear on the part of the protected person.

Mandatory protection orders, or MPOs, are issued automatically by a judge in a criminal proceeding.

If you need a protection order, or if you feel you're being unjustly affected by such an order, why not contact me using the information below?