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Restraining Orders

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Laws current as of October 22, 2024

How long does an injunction against harassment last?

An IAH lasts for one year from the date the abuser is served with it. If the injunction is changed (modified), the changes become effective when the abuser is served with the new changed injunction. The original expiration date remains the same, though.1

However, at any time while the injunction is in effect, the abuser can file a request for a hearing in order to oppose the injunction and ask the judge to dismiss it.2

For further information on hearings, how to have the defendant served, and what to do after you get the injunction, please see our section on Domestic Violence Orders of Protection.

1 A.R.S. § 12-1809(J)
2 A.R.S. § 12-1809(H)

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