County Court District Court Denver Juvenile Denver Probate _________________________________________ County, Colorado Court Address: Petitioner: _________________________________ v. COURT USE ONLY Case Number: Respondent: ________________________________ Policy Agency Case #: ________________________________ Division Courtroom VERBAL EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO §13-14-103, C.R.S. Full Name of Restrained Person Protected Party alleges Weapon Involved Date of Birth Sex Race Weight Height Hair Color Eye Color M F Full Name of Protected Person Date of Birth Sex Race Full Name of Protected Person Date of Birth Sex Race The grounds for requesting this Verbal Protection Order are as follows: The Court made the following findings based on the verbal statement presented above on _____________________ (date) and __________ (time): The issuance of a Verbal Protection Order was justified due to an imminent danger in close proximity that existed to the life or health of one or more persons or that danger existed to the life or health of the minor child in the reasonably foreseeable future. This Emergency Protection Order was granted verbally by telephone by ________________________ (name of Judicial Officer) on the above date and time This Verbal Emergency Protection Order expires on (date), no later than the close of judicial business on the next day of judicial business and must be filed with the county or district court as soon as possible. Therefore, it is Ordered that the Restrained Person: 1. Shall not contact, harass, intimidate, touch, stalk, sexually assault, abuse, threaten, molest, or injure the Protected Persons named in this action. JDF 393 R8/13 VERBAL EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER PURSUANT TO §13-14-103, C.R.S. © 2013 Colorado Judicial Department for use in the Courts of Colorado Page 1 of 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 2. Shall not molest, injure, kill, take, transfer, encumber, conceal, dispose of, or threaten harm to an animal owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by the Protected Person, any other party, a minor child of any other party, or an elderly or at-risk adult. 3. Shall be excluded from the family home or from the home of another party and shall stay at least________ yards away from the following places: (Identify the address(es) where the Protected Persons reside, work, or attend school.) The Protected Person has requested that the address be omitted from the written order of the Court, including the Register of Actions. Home: ______________________________________________________________________________ Work: Name: _____________________ Address: ___________________________________________ School: Name: _____________________ Address: ___________________________________________ Other: _______________________________________________________________________________ Exceptions: 4. _______________________________ minor children. (name of person) is awarded temporary care and control of the 5. Arrangements for possession and care of an animal are as follows: 6. Shall not interfere with the protected person at the person's place of employment or place of education and shall not engage in conduct that impairs the protected person's employment, educational relationships, or environment. 7. Additional Orders are as follows: _________________________________________ Signature of Peace Officer requesting verbal order ________________________________________ Job Title /Name of Agency By signing, I acknowledge receipt of this Order. ______________________________________ Signature of Restrained Person Date JDF 393 R8/13 VERBAL EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER PURSUANT TO §13-14-103, C.R.S. © 2013 Colorado Judicial Department for use in the Courts of Colorado Page 2 of 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROTECTION ORDERS GENERAL INFORMATION This Order or injunction shall be accorded full faith and credit and be enforced in every civil or criminal court of the United States, Indian Tribe or United States Territory pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §2265. This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(8), it is unlawful for any person to possess or transfer a firearm who is subject to a court order that restrains such person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner of such person or a child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child. NOTICE TO RESTRAINED PERSON A violation of a protection order may be a misdemeanor, municipal ordinance violation or a delinquent act (if committed by a juvenile) and is a deportable offense. Anyone over the age of eighteen who violates this Order may be subject to fines of up to $5000.00 and up to 18 months in jail. Violation of this Order may constitute contempt of court. Anyone under the age of 18 who violates this Order may be subject to commitment to the Department of Human Services for up to two years. You may be arrested or taken into custody without notice if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that you have violated this Order. If you violate this Order thinking that the other party or anyone else has given you permission, you are wrong, and can be arrested and prosecuted. The terms of this Order cannot be changed by agreement of the parties. Only the Court can change this Order. Possession of a firearm while this Protection Order is in effect may constitute a Felony under Federal Law, 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(8). NOTICE TO PROTECTED PERSON You are hereby informed that if this Order is violated you may call law enforcement. You may initiate contempt proceedings against the Restrained Person. You cannot give the Restrained Person permission to change or ignore this Order in any way. Only the Court can change this Order. NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS You shall use every reasonable means to enforce this Verbal Emergency Protection Order. You shall arrest, or, if an arrest would be impractical under the circumstances, seek a warrant for the arrest of the Restrained Person when you have information amounting to probable cause that the Restrained Person has violated or attempted to violate any provision of this Order and that the Restrained Person has been properly served with a copy of this Order or has received actual notice of the existence of this Order. You shall enforce this order