Note: The stalking and sexually oriented offenses protection order forms are available in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word. To view, print and search Adobe Acrobat PDFs, you must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (Instructions to download Adobe Acrobat Reader). To view, print and search Microsoft Word documents, you must have the free Word Viewer (Instructions to download Microsoft Word Viewer).
The Petitioner MUST be a resident of Adams County.
Form AC-001 - Notice of Appearance (Word | PDF) Required for Attorneys and any party not represented by an attorney
Form AC-002 - Waiver of Counsel (Word | PDF) Required for any party not represented by an attorney
The following forms are required and are available on the Supreme Court Website. https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/courts/services-to-courts/domestic-violence-program/stalking-forms/
Form SC-10.03-D: Petition for Civil Stalking Protection Order or Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order (SSOOPO) (R.C. 2903.214)
Form SC-10.03-E: Civil Stalking Protection Order or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order (SSOOPO) EX PARTE (R.C. 2903.214)
Form SC-10.03-F: Civil Stalking Protection Order or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order (SSOOPO) Full Hearing (R.C. 2903.214)
Form SC-10.03-G: Instructions For Obtaining Civil Stalking Protection Order or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order (SSOOPO)
Form SC-10.03-H: Warning Concerning Attached Protection Order
The form below is available here
In civil protection order proceedings where the party’s residence upon whom service is sought is unknown, service may be made by posting and mail without the necessity of a poverty affidavit. Before service by posting and mail can be made, an affidavit of the party requesting service or that party's counsel shall be filed with the court. Upon the filing of the affidavit, the clerk shall cause service of notice to be made by posting in a conspicuous place in the courthouse or courthouses within the county where Civ.R. 65.1 civil protection order proceedings may be filed and in two additional public places in the county that have been designated by local rule for the posting of notices pursuant to this rule. The postings under this division shall not be made on the website of the clerk of courts. The notice shall contain the same information required to be contained in a newspaper publication. The notice shall be posted for six successive weeks.
Petitions for a Civil Stalking Protection Order may be filed with the Clerk of Courts from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday when the Court is in session. The Clerk of Courts will not accept the filing of a Petition for a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order after 2:30 p.m.