§ 6308 Remote Domestic Violence Hearings

• •You don’t have to go to court in person for a domestic violence restraining order hearing.
• •You can use video or phone to join the hearing instead.
• •Each court will have its own rules for how to do this, which they must post on their website.

A person who is afraid of their abusive partner can ask the court for protection without having to see them face-to-face.

They can use video or phone to tell the judge their side of the story safely from home or another safe place.