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A: A permanent restraining order is on your public record and will remain there. Sealing a record or expunging charges is only available for criminal charges, and restraining orders are usually part of civil records.

In most cases, a restraining order is public record in California. The sealing and expungement process is reserved for criminal cases, not civil records. Restraining orders can be considered either a criminal or civil court order, but one major commonality is the consequences.

A: A permanent restraining order is on your public record and will remain there. Sealing a record or expunging charges is only available for criminal charges, and restraining orders are usually part of civil records.

Anyone seeking such an order must be prepared to present some evidence in addition to their own written statements and testimony in Court. This standard means that the Court must see photographs, text messages, e-mails or any other physical evidence that can support claims made by the Petitioner.

Anyone seeking such an order must be prepared to present some physical evidence in addition to their own written statements and testimony in court. Evidence such as photographs, text messages, police reports or medical records. The court will not entertain a simple exchange of allegations.

) you have to file a request in court before date that the Restraining Order expires. You can do this if you are the person protected by the order or the person restrained by the order.

You can ask for a civil harassment restraining order if you are being harassed, stalked, abused, or threatened by someone you are not as close to as is required under domestic violence cases, like a roommate, a neighbor, or more distant family members like cousins, aunts or uncles, or nieces or nephews.

Victims named as the “protected person” in a restraining will not get into legal trouble for contacting the “restrained person” that the order was taken out against. Only the restrained person faces arrest and criminal charges for violating the restraining order.

The public is allowed to look at court records for most cases. However, there are some court records the public is not allowed to see. This happens when a law or court order makes a record confidential.

There are three primary ways to find restraining orders: Go to the courthouse and request to look at the paper records. Go to the courthouse and request to look at the electronic records. Use remote access to find the court case documents online if your court offers this method.