07/17/25
Civil Protection Orders (CPOs) are an important tool available to victims of intimate partner violence. For CPOs to be an effective tool, they must be enforceable. These bench cards are intended to be a reference for judges to assist them in ensuring the orders they issue are readily enforceable in and beyond their own jurisdictions, and to provide guidance on proper enforcement of valid orders issued by other courts. While largely from a national perspective, the bench cards in this series also include fillable sections for jurisdiction specific information so that judicial officers can personalize them for use on the bench.