Protection Orders
RCW 7.105.100 — the kinds of protection order, what they can do, and a gross misdemeanor to violate
- A domestic violence protection order, against an intimate partner or a family or household member.
- A sexual assault protection order, where a single incident of nonconsensual sexual conduct is enough.
- A stalking protection order.
- A vulnerable adult protection order.
- An extreme risk protection order, about a person's access to firearms.
In Washington, the court has broad discretion in the relief it grants, including restraining the respondent from the acts involved and from any contact, direct or indirect; excluding the respondent from a shared residence, or from the petitioner's home, work or school; and ordering the respondent to stay a specified distance away, presumptively at least 1,000 feet.
Violating the order is a gross misdemeanor, and an assault a felony. A respondent who knows of the order and violates its restraint, stay-away or exclusion provisions commits a gross misdemeanor. An assault in violation of the order, short of first or second degree assault, is a class C felony.
Sources for this section (3)
- RCW 7.105.100 — Protection orders; types of petitions
- RCW 7.105.310 — Relief in protection orders
- RCW 7.105.450 — Enforcement of protection orders; penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Washington attorney.