Fill and Sign the Dv 510 Info I Filled Out the Formswhat Now Domestic Violence Prevention Judicial Council Forms

Take you r forms to t he c ourt c lerk. The cl erk wil l give yo ur forms to the judge. The judge w ill look at them and decide whether to make (“grant”) the t emporary orders . Sometimes the judge will want to talk to you. If so, the clerk wil l tell yo u. DV-510-INFO, Pag e 1 of 2 Rev ised January 1, 2010, Optional Form I Filled Out the Forms—What Now? 1 (Dom es tic Violen ce Pre vention ) DV-510-INFO I Filled Out the Forms— What Now? Find out i f the jud ge m ade the temp orary re strain ing orders. Ask the clerk when to come back to see if the judge signed the order (Form DV-110) . The judge must decide by the ne xt bus iness day. If the judge grants a temporary restraining orde r, check it carefully to see what the orde rs are. The judge mi ght not order eve rything you requested. 1 “Fi le” the jud ge’s order. If the judge signs the order, the clerk will “fil e” it. The clerk will ke ep the original for the court an d will file -sta mp u p to fiv e cop ies for yo u. If y ou n eed mo re, make the m yo urself. What to do with yo ur cop ies: 66 • Kee p on e cop y with yo u, always. Yo u may need to show it t o the pol ice. Kee p another copy in a safe pla ce. Give a cop y to an yo ne el se protected by the order. Take c opies to places where the restra ined person is ordered not to go (school, work, child care, etc.) Give a copy to the securi ty offic ers in your apar tment building and workplace. • • • • Re stra ining orders ge t entered into CLETS, a statewide co mpute r system that lets po lice kn ow ab ou t your order. The cour t will send the order to la w enforcement or CLETS for you. Know yo ur he aring date . Look at Form DV-109 for the date an d time of yo ur hearin g. 66 1234 3 You must go to yo ur hearin g to get a permanent order. An y ord ers yo u ha ve no w on ly last for about three wee ks. The orders en d on the hearin g date. Judicial Cou ncil o f Californ ia DV-510-INFO, Page 2 of 2 I Filled Out the Forms—What Now? (Domestic Violence Prevention) DV-510-INFO I Filled Out the Forms—What Now? “Serve” the restrained person. Ask someone you know, a process server, or law enforcement to personally “serve” (give) the restrained person a copy of the orders and other papers. You cannot serve the papers yourself. They cannot be sent by mail. The server must: 66 5 •Be 18 or over Not be protected by the orders • Law enforcement will serve the orders for free, but you have to ask.* 66 7 •File the signed order (Form DV-125) with the clerk. The clerk will send it to law enforcement or CLETS for you. Attach it to your other court papers and have the restrained person personally served. If you didn’t file the original Proof of Service, bring it to your hearing. Bring a copy of Form DV-125 to your hearing. • • • After serving the orders, the server fills out and signs the Proof of Service and gives it to you. File the Proof of Service (Form DV-200). The Proof of Service shows the judge and police that the restrained person got a copy of the orders. Make five copies of the completed Proof of Service. Take the original and copies to the court clerk as soon as possible before your hearing. The clerk will keep the original and give you back the copies stamped “Filed.” Bring a copy to your hearing. Keep one copy with you and another in a safe place in case you need to show it to the police. Give the other copies out as you did in . The court will send your completed Proof of Service to law enforcement or CLETS for you. CLETS is a statewide computer system that lets police know about your order. If the sheriff serves your order, he or she will send the Proof of Service to the court and to CLETS for you. 66 6 3 •A “process server” is a business you pay to deliver court forms. Look in the Yellow Pages under “Process Serving.”* *If law enforcement or the process server uses a different Proof of Service form, make sure the form lists all the forms served. Revised January 1, 2010 If the restrained person wasn’t served . . . The restrained person must be served before the hearing. If the restrained person wasn’t served, fill out Form DV-125 (Reissue Notice of Court Hearing and Temporary Restraining Order) to ask the judge for a new hearing date. Do this before or at your hearing. (If you wait until after the hearing, you have to start from the beginning.) If the judge signs Form DV-125, any restraining orders will last until the new hearing date.