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OHIO STATUTES AND RELATED OHIO MATERIALS

Statutes:

• 2919.25: Domestic Violence

• 2919.251: Considerations in setting bail in certain domestic violence cases

• 2919.26: Motion for temporary protection order; form2919.27: Violating protection order or consent agreement

• 2919.271: Evaluation of defendant’s mental condition

• 2919.272: Registration and filing of out-of-state protection order

• 3113.31: Petition; Protection Orders concerning domestic violence

Free Ohio Legal Help:

• Domestic Violence and Dating Violence CPO Form Assistant: Complete Ohio legal forms needed to petition for civil protection orders

• Civil Stalking & Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Orders

• Cleveland State Legal Clinics

• Juvenile Civil Protection Orders

• Criminal Protection Orders

• Domestic Violence And Abuse

• Divorce without Children Form Assistant

• Ohio Women’s Law Initiative

• How to Get a Restraining Order

• Ohio Domestic Violence Network: The comprehensive resource on domestic violence

• Cleveland: Journey Center for Safety and Healing

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American Community

• U.S. Department of Justice: Violence Against Women Office

FORMS

• Civil Stalking Protection Order Form: (Ohio Supreme Court)

• Domestic Violence Protection Order Forms: (Ohio Supreme Court)