Antiharassment Protection Orders / Stalking Protection Orders offered at Pierce County District Court
Antiharassment Protection Orders / Stalking Protection Orders offered at Pierce County District Court
An individual may request an order of protection that may prohibit harassment, contact and restrain a person from coming within a specific distance of the filer's workplace, school, or residence. State law requires that there be a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, harasses or is detrimental to the person and serves no legitimate or lawful purpose.
Physical Address
930 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hours
M-F, 8:30am-4pm
Voice
Application process
To file a protection order the Court must have the harasser's full name, address, and any other information about the individual including date of birth and/or driver's license number. It will take about an hour to complete the required forms. A form can also be filled out and submitted online. Once submitted online, there will be a confirmation number and a person has 72 hours to go to the court house to pay the filing fees. Anti-harassment petitions are processed daily if filed before 11am. Filings after 11am will be heard the next business day. No filings accepted after 3pm.
Fee
It is a total cost of $98 ($83 pays for the filing fee, and $15 pays for three certified copies). No fees for Anti-Stalking orders. The filing fee will not be refunded if the petition is not granted by the judge. Personal checks are not accepted. Filing fees and costs may be waived if the filer provides information on their income. There is no guarantee that the fees will be waived.
Eligibility
There must be a pattern of harassment in order to file a protection order not just one incident.
Agency info
Pierce County District Court
Pierce County District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction hearing the following cases: - traffic and non-traffic infractions, - criminal and criminal-traffic misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, - civil matters for damages for injury to individuals or personal property and contract disputes no greater than $100,000, - civil claims ('small claims') for recovery on money not to exceed $10,000, - name changes, - antiharrasment protection orders and stalking protection orders.