DV-700-INFO How Do I Ask the Court to Renew My Restraining Order?

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The clerk or judge will set a hearing 
date. 
You must go to the hearing. Form DV-710 will 
tell you when and where it will be. 

DV-700 (Request to Renew Restraining Order)
DV-710 (Notice of Hearing to Renew 
Restraining Order)
Your current DV-130 (Restraining Order After 
Hearing)
DV-720 (Response to Request to Renew 
Restraining Order)—leave it blank for the 
restrained person to answer.

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For information on “service,” read Form 
DV-200-INFO (What Is “Proof of Personal 
Service”?). Someone 18 or older—not you or 
anyone protected by the restraining order—can 
serve the order. The person who serves the forms 
must complete the Proof of Personal Service 
(Form DV-200).

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Have someone age 18 or older 
personally serve the restrained person 
with a copy of these forms:

What does “renew” mean?
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It is the way the judge can make your current 
restraining order last longer than the current 
expiration (end) date.
If the judge “renews” your Restraining Order 
After Hearing (Form DV-130), it will have a 
new expiration (end) date.

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When do I ask for the renewal?
Anytime within the three months before the date 
your current order ends (see Form DV-130).

How long can the new order last?
The order can last for five years or permanently.

What will the judge want to know?
The judge may renew a restraining order without a 
showing of any abuse since the original order. 
However, you must show a reasonable fear of 
abuse in the future.

How much does it cost?
Nothing.

Do I have to go to court? 
Yes. Go to court on the date the clerk gives you. 
If you do not, your restraining order will end.

Fill out:
Form DV-700 (Request to Renew Restraining 
Order)
Form DV-710 (Notice of Hearing to Renew 
Restraining Order)
Attach a copy of your current Restraining Order 
After Hearing (Form DV-130) to Form DV-700.
Make at least 3 copies of all forms.
Take the forms to the court clerk.

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signature. Sometimes the judge may want to 
talk to you. If so, the clerk will tell you. If the 
judge signs Form DV-710, the court will send 
it to law enforcement or CLETS for you. 
CLETS is a statewide computer system that 
lets law enforcement know about your order.

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What are the steps?
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Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov
Revised January 1, 2012, Optional Form

DV-700-INFO, Page 1 of 2

This is not a Court Order.

How Do I Ask the Court to Renew
My Restraining Order?
(Domestic Violence Prevention)

Serve the Papers
You must have Form DV-730 served, either by 
mail or in person.
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You can have Form DV-730 served by mail 
only if:  
1. The restrained person was at the hearing or 
2. The restrained person was not at the
    hearing but the renewed orders are
    identical to the orders on Form DV-130, 
    except for the end date.  
Ask the server to complete Form DV-250 
(Proof of Service by Mail) and give it to you.

You must have Form DV-730 served in person 
if:
The restrained person was not at the hearing 
and the renewed orders are different from the 
orders on Form DV-130, except for the end 
date. 
Ask the server to complete Form DV-200 
(Proof of Personal Service) and give it to you.

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File your Proof of Service.

Make 3 copies of the completed Proof of 
Service (Form DV-200 or DV-250).
Mail or take the original and the copies to the 
court clerk. The clerk will file the original.
Keep one copy with you and another in a safe 
place in case you need to show it to the police.
The court or the sheriff (if the sheriff serves 
the order) will send the Proof of Service to 
CLETS for you.

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The Proof of Personal Service (Form DV-200) 
shows the judge that the restrained person 
knows about the hearing date.
Make 3 copies of the original Proof of 
Personal Service.
Take the original and the copies to the court 
clerk at least 2 days before your hearing. The 
clerk will file the original and give you back 
the copies stamped “Filed.”
The clerk will send the Proof of Personal 
Service to law enforcement or CLETS for you. 
CLETS is a statewide computer system that 
lets police know about your order.

Go to the court hearing.
At the hearing, the judge will decide whether or 
not to renew the order. Bring a copy of the Proof 
of Personal Service (Form DV-200) with you.

If the judge renews the order at the 
hearing . . . 
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The form Order to Renew Domestic Violence 
Restraining Order (Form DV-730) will need 
to be filled out. Some courts will do this for 
you. In other courts, you will have to do it 
yourself. Ask the court clerk for information 
on the local process. The judge will sign Form 
DV-730 after it is filled out.
The clerk will file the original and give you
up to 3 stamped copies. 
The court will send Form DV-730 to law 
enforcement or CLETS for you. CLETS is
a statewide computer system that lets law 
enforcement know about the order.

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DV-700-INFO How Do I Ask the Court to Renew My Restraining Order?

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File the Proof of Personal Service. 
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Revised January 1, 2012

DV-700-INFO, Page 2 of 2

This is not a Court Order.

How Do I Ask the Court to Renew
My Restraining Order?
  (Domestic Violence Prevention)