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A Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHO) is a form of restraining order or order of protection used in the state of California. It is a legal intervention in which a person who is deemed to be harassing, threatening or stalking another person is ordered to stop, with the goal of reducing risk of further threat or harm to the person being harassed. Some restraining orders are limited to domestic partners, but the CHO is not. It is frequently used with the purpose of preventing harassment by co-workers, neighbours, strangers and acquaintances. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6(b), in order to justify a CHO, the harassment must be "such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress and must actually cause substantial emotional distress to the victim."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=525-534 )〕 ==Provisions and process== A CHO can require the harasser to stop initiating contact with the victim, and/or to stay away from the victim's family, workplace, home, and/or school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1554986&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL )〕 A temporary CHO will be in effect until a court hearing can be held, normally within 15–22 days. A "final order" CHO, which may be granted following the court hearing, remains in effect for up to three years. A CHO does not go into effect until it is served to the person being restrained. Serving the CHO is the responsibility of the petitioner. Service can be carried out by the Sheriff's Department of the county where the harasser lives or works, or by any adult who is not a party named in the case.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Civil Harassment Restraining Order」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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