VICTIM PROTECTIVE ORDERS

Harassment & Stalking  |  Important Information  |  Qualifications

Victim Protective Orders (VPO) information can be found on this page. To file a Victim Protection Order, please complete the VPO Fillable Form (PDF) and return to the Oklahoma County Court Clerk's office.

To Qualify for VPO

When it comes to the person you are seeking protection from are you:

• A victim of Rape?
• Biological parents of the same child or children?
• Currently or previously in a dating relationship with them?
• Divorced from their spouse? (Are they married to your ex?)
• Divorced from them?
• Formerly living in the same household as them?
• Living in the same household as them?
• Married to them?
• Related to them by blood?
• Related to them by marriage?
• Their child?
• Their parent?

If one of those is true, you may request a victim's protective order (VPO). If none of those situations apply, to file for a VPO you must have been the victim of harassment or stalking more than once.

Important Instructions

• In order to request a Domestic VPO against someone, that person must have committed an act of physical harm or made the threat of physical harm to you.
• Either you or the person you are seeking protection from must live in Oklahoma County.
• All forms must be completed in BLACK ink.
• You may file during office hours which are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, if you need the petition to be considered by a judge the same day you file, it must be completed and presented to the court clerk's office no later than 2:30 p.m. It generally takes about an hour to complete your forms so plan on arriving before 1:30 p.m. The office closes at 5 p.m., if your forms are not complete at that time you may take them home and return with them the following business day.
• Please do not sign your form before presenting it to the court clerk's office. We must watch you sign the form.
• If you need to include a child or children on your petition for protection you must be their parent or legal guardian. They must be under the age of 18 and they must live with you and you must have legal custody (full or joint.) Please note, a VPO will not determine custody of a child or children, it is simply an order that there be no contact between the parties.
• There is no money due at the time you file your VPO. However, please bear in mind that a Judge may order court costs of $204.14 once your hearing has been held.

Information Needed

You need the following information:

• The first and last name of the person you're seeking protection from.
• A complete current address for the person you're seeking protection from. This can be a complete current work address or a complete current residence address. To become effective, the VPO must be personally served by the sheriff's office.

Helpful Phone Numbers

• Domestic Violence Hotline: 405-917-9922
• Oklahoma City Police Department: 405-231-2121
• Oklahoma County District Attorney: 405-713-1600
• Legal Aid: 405-521-1302
• Oklahoma County Court Clerk VPO: 405-713-1735
• Oklahoma County Sheriff Judicial Services: 405-713-1034 (Call to see if party has been served, or removed from premises if applicable)
• YWCA: 405-948-1770 (VPO Assistance and Other Services)

Harassment & Stalking

If you are seeking a VPO due to harassment or stalking a police report listing you as the victim of one or both of these must be filed. We will need the police report number for the filing of your VPO. You will need to present a copy of the police report when you go to court.

Harassment

Harassment is defined as conduct directed toward a person that includes, but is not limited to, repeated and continuing contact that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress and actually causes emotional distress to the victim.

Stalking

Stalking is defined as any person who, willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses another person in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to feel frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.