我如何获得保护令?


我的权利是什么??

在密歇根州, 家庭暴力的受害者/幸存者, 约会暴力, sexual assault or stalking has the following rights if the case is prosecuted in the courts:

The right to be treated with fairness and respect f或者是ir dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process.

The right to timely disposition of the case following arrest of the accused.

The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.

The right to notification of court proceedings.

The right to attend trial and all other court proceedings the accused has the right to attend.

与控方协商的权利.

The right to make a statement to the court at sentencing.

要求赔偿的权利.

The right to information about the conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused.

(受害者权利法案,1985年PA 87)

什么是人身保护令?

Personal Protection Orders can be obtained by petitioning a court.  在人身保护令(PPO), a court orders another person to stop threats or violence against you. Generally t在这里 are three types of PPO orders:

家庭关系: A PPO is available if the person you want protection from is:

  • 你的配偶或前任配偶.
  • Someone with whom you have a child in common.
  • 你正在约会或曾经约会过的人.
  • Someone who lives now, or has ever lived, in the same household with you.

It must be shown that this person is interfering with your personal freedom or has threatened or committed violence against you.

非家庭关系(缠扰: A stalking PPO is available to protect you from anyone else who has engaged in a pattern of two or more acts without your consent that make you feel threatened, 骚扰, 害怕, 或猥亵. 

非家庭性侵犯PPO:

  • If the person has previously been convicted of a sexual assault against your, or
  • 如果这个人让你, 威胁你, or placed you in reasonable apprehension of sexual assault, or
  • If the person previously has been convicted of furnishing you, or a minor, with obscene material, or
  • If the person furnished you, or a minor, with obscene material.

Who can help me with a Personal Protection Order?

  • The University complies with the law in the State of Michigan recognizing Personal Protection Orders.  海关官员 公共安全服务部 或者是 校园受害者倡导者 来自妇女中心 & Gender Equity will meet with members of our community to discuss how to obtain a Personal Protection Order. 
  • Campus police officers will transport members of the campus community who do not have any means of 运输 to a local court to obtain the order.  
  • 如果获得, campus police will serve the order at no cost if the respondent is in the vicinity of the Allendale or Pew Campus.  Pew Campus Security and Regional Centers does not offer this service. 
  • Members of the University who obtain a Personal Protection Order within the State of Michigan or any other state outside of Michigan against another person should contact and provide a copy of the order to the campus police.
  • 公共安全服务 will keep the order on file and assist in directing the complainant to resources within the campus to develop a Safety Action Plan. 
  • 公共安全服务, 住房, 第九条和机构公平办公室, 以及妇女中心 & Gender Equity are resources available to assist in developing a plan.  The plan is intended to reduce the risk of harm while on campus. 
  • The plan may include but is not limited to change of academic, 住房, 运输, working or other special safety factors on a case by case basis. 
  • Pew Campus Security and Regional Centers does not offer this service.  

A State of Michigan guide for Personal Protection Orders is available online 在这里.

For those living on or near the Allendale Campus, visit the 渥太华县书记 了解更多信息. 

For those living on or near the Pew Campus, visit the 第十七巡回法院 了解更多信息. 

What if I don't want a Personal Protection Order? 我还能做什么呢?

禁止接触/停止令 

  • Under circumstances w在这里 a community member does not wish to obtain a PPO for domestic or stalking incidents, yet does not want contact with another person, 公共安全服务 can assist with a “No Contact/Cease and Desist” letter. 
  • 得到这样一封信, a community member is required to file a report with the 公共安全服务 summarizing the nature of the incident. 
  • The letter outlines that a community member is making notice to another person that the other person is prohibited from contacting the community member by various means including in person, 电信设备, 或者通过第三方. 
  • The document serves as notice that no contact is wanted.
  • 如果联系继续, the letter has the potential to be used as evidence towards a stalking complaint. 

非法侵入顺序

  • Individuals who are suspects in sexual assault, dating/domestic violence or stalking and are not part of the campus community may be trespassed from entering onto University property. 
  • 公共安全服务 and Pew Campus Security and Regional Centers can assist with the trespass order. A report is required to be filed with 公共安全服务 outlining the nature of the incident. 
  • 在某些情况下, a member of the community can be trespassed from specific areas on the campus.  


最后一次修改是在2023年7月18日