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Civil Protection Orders: Strategies for Safe and Effective Service of Process

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For civil protection orders to be enforced, they must first be served on the respondent. While most states require that protection orders be personally served on the respondent, this can often prove to be a difficult task to accomplish. This publication includes strategies and resources for effectuating service of process in a safe and effective manner as well as a preliminary look at the use of electronic service of process in the civil protection order system.