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A Personal Protection Order (PPO) is not a guarantee that someone will leave you alone.
However, it should be filed if you feel you are in danger.

Personal Protection Orders are not criminal charges, but violating them can become criminal.

1. You file a motion for a PPO.
2. The other party might file an answer.
3. There is a hearing, where you might answer questions from a Judge about the other person.
4. The Judge either grants or denies the request for a Personal Protection Order, and includes conditions that the other party must follow.
5. The othery party is either at the hearing, or is not. Either way, he or she gets notice of the Order.
6. Either side can file a motion to modify or terminate the order.
   

The standard that the court must follow is reasonable cause. This is a much lower standard than a criminal case, which must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

NOTE: AFTER A PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER IS ISSUED, THE OTHER PARTY COULD BE ARRESTED FOR ANY VIOLATION.