Protection from Abuse

Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. [PDF] If you have been threatened or assaulted, contact your local police department. If you need to file for a protection order and the courthouse is closed or a judge is not available, papers may be filed before a Magisterial District Judge or Municipal Court Judge. Filing procedures are different in every county. Please contact your county courthouse, domestic violence program or legal services office for more information on the filing procedures in your county. (February 2013)