Sec. 4. (a) Any court of record has jurisdiction to issue a civil order for protection.
(b) A petition for an order for protection must be filed in the county in which the:
(1) petitioner currently or temporarily resides;
(2) respondent resides; or
(3) domestic or family violence or harassment occurred.
(c) There is no minimum residency requirement to petition for an order for protection.
(d) If a court has jurisdiction over an action that relates to the subject matter of the requested civil order for protection under section 2(b) or 2(c)(3) of this chapter, either because of an action pending in that court or in the exercise of the court's continuing jurisdiction, the petitioner must file the petition for an order for protection in that court.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.266-2019, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure
Article 26. Special Proceedings: Injunctions and Restraining Orders
Chapter 5. Indiana Civil Protection Order Act
34-26-5-1. Prevention of Domestic Violence, Family Violence, and Harassment
34-26-5-3. Forms; Clerical Assistance; Protective Order Registry
34-26-5-4. Jurisdiction; Venue
34-26-5-5. Duty to Inform Court of Other Legal Proceedings Involving a Party or Child of a Party
34-26-5-7. Address Confidentiality
34-26-5-8. Use of Forms; Transmission to Clerk
34-26-5-10. Hearing After Ex Parte Order
34-26-5-11. Exclusion From Residence Not Waived by Invitation From Petitioner
34-26-5-13. Lapse of Time Between Act and Filing of Petition
34-26-5-14. Prohibition on Mutual Orders
34-26-5-15. Prohibition on Mediation
34-26-5-18. Orders Entered Into Indiana Data and Communication System (Idacs)
34-26-5-20. Effect of Certain Protective Orders; Use of Forms