What is a sexual assault protective order?
A sexual assault protective order is a civil court order that is similar to a protective order for domestic violence, but it is designed specifically to protect you from sexual assault. If you and the perpetrator are household members you need to file for a domestic violence protective order. If you and the perpetrator are not household members you need to file for a sexual assault protective order. A sexual assault protective order can: • Order the perpetrator to stop threatening to commit or committing stalking or sexual assault; • Order the perpetrator to stop calling you, contacting you, or communicating with you directly (or indirectly through a third party). This could also apply to a household member if that person is specifically listed on your protective order. • Order the perpetrator to stay away from your home, school, workplace, or any other place listed in your order. However, if the perpetrator lives with, goes to school with, or works with you, he will have to have been
