File A Restraining Order In Washington State
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After the initial hearing, if you are looking to terminate the order, Washington law requires that you file a motion to set aside the restraining order. With the help of a lawyer, put a specific reason you feel the restraining order should be terminated in your motion.
In the State of Washington, restraining orders typically stay on your public record for 3 to 5 years, or the exact date when the order is set to expire.
The process for obtaining a civil anti-harassment order begins with the filing of a petition in the court of proper jurisdiction. In Washington, this petition must be filed either in a district or superior court within the county where the harassment is occurring or where the petitioner resides.
20.021 defines as punishable by up to one year in jail, a maximum fine of $5,000, or both. In addition to these penalties, RCW §26.50.
(g) "Harasses" means a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, torments, or is detrimental to such person, and which serves no legitimate or lawful purpose.