<div class="tabbable" id="LPOR"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li><a href="/LPOR">Overview</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Stats">Statistics</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Training">Training</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Laws">Laws</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Access">Access</a></li><li class="active"><a href="/LPOR-Forms">Legal Forms</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Software">Software</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-WebSecurity">Web Security</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-FAQ">FAQ</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Links">Links</a></li><li><a href="/LPOR-Contact">Contact</a></li></ul><div class="tab-pane active" id="Forms"><p>The use of Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order forms is required for entry into the Registry's database. LPOR has also created some courtesy forms that can be used by the court, but are not mandatory. View and download the entire set or individual blank LPOR forms.</p><p>If you are a victim seeking information about filing for protection, see <a href="/LPOR?p=filing_steps">Filing Steps</a> to get help in understanding the process and determining eligibility, including the best choice of statute and forms to use. See <a href="/LPOR?p=after_filing">After Filing</a> for information on court hearings, violations of orders, and changing or dismissing orders.</p><h3 style="text-transform:uppercase;">Important information for 2022 Version 14 Forms</h3><p><a href="https://training.lasc.org/LPOR/LPOR Form Update 2022/index.html"><strong>LPOR 2022 Forms Update Info</strong></a></p><h3>LPOR 1-20</h3><p>These forms are the Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order forms, mandated for use under La. R.S. 46:2136.2(C). Once completed and signed, these orders are to be transmitted to the LPOR by the clerk of the issuing court. This set of 16 forms includes temporary restraining orders, protective orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions, criminal "stay away" orders, and orders to modify, dissolve and dismiss prior orders.</p><p><a href="/LPOR-Forms?p=index1-20"><strong>BLANK LPOR 1-20 pdf forms</strong></a><br />Use these forms if you want to print out blank LPOR order forms.</p><p><a href="/LPOR-Forms?p=Index1-20_Fillable"><strong>FILLABLE LPOR 1-20 pdf forms</strong></a><br />Use these forms if you want to fill them out on the screen prior to printing.<br /></p><p><strong>NOTE: </strong> Set your printer to legal size paper to print courtesy forms<br /></p><h3>LPOR A-Y</h3><p>These forms are supplied as a courtesy to the courts and are not mandatory for use. These forms are not transmitted to the LPOR, and can be altered locally if desired. Forms in this set include petitions, service information, rules to show cause, motions and instructions for filling out petitions.</p><p><a href="/LPOR-Forms?p=indexa-y"><strong>BLANK LPOR A-Y pdf forms</strong></a><br />Use these forms if you want to print out blank LPOR courtesy forms.</p><p><a href="/LPOR-Forms?p=IndexA-Y_fillable"><strong>FILLABLE LPOR A-Y pdf forms</strong></a><br />Use these forms if you want to fill them out on the screen prior to printing.</p><p><strong>NOTE: </strong> Set your printer to legal size paper to print courtesy forms</p><h3>NEW IN THIS VERSION</h3><p>This version includes changes in both the order forms and the courtesy forms, responsive to changes in the statutes relevant to domestic violence made in the 2021 legislative session, and input from forms users. </p><p>The criminal order of protection, issued on LPOR 17, now includes an expanded field area to include the name, number of counts, and statute number of the related criminal charges. The order to dissolve a criminal order of protection (LPOR 18) now includes a field for the name of the formerly protected person. The language on the order cover sheets regarding service and expiration is clarified. </p><p>The petitions for civil orders of protection now include an expanded list of possible abusive behaviors noting those elements that indicate an increased risk of lethality. The affidavit attached to the petition is now a verification, to be signed by petitioner and a witness, as the signature of a notary is no longer mandatory.</p><p>Responsive to current law, petition forms now include the option for the protected person to request interpreter services, and to request criminal history records on the defendant and/or witnesses. Language in the order forms relative to firearms transfer when defendant is prohibited from possession has been updated in accordance with new legislation. </p><h3>FORM and STATUTE GUIDES</h3><p>The <strong>2022 Quick Reference Guide to Louisiana’s Civil Domestic Abuse, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault Laws and LPOR forms </strong>and the <strong>2022 Quick Reference Guide to Louisiana’s Domestic Violence Criminal Law and LPOR forms</strong>, in table format, are reference documents that link the various La. statutes to the appropriate LPOR form as well as lists the eligibility, venue, relief provided, duration, and consequences for violation for each La. statute that provides protective relief. (PDF)</p><p>The <strong>2022 Quick Reference Guide to Firearms Prohibitions – Civil Orders of Protection</strong> and the <strong>2022 Quick Reference Guide to Firearms Prohibitions – Criminal Orders of Protection</strong> are designed in table format to explain the elements required and the circumstances under which firearms prohibitions may apply to civil or criminal orders of protection under state and federal law.</p><p><a href="/court_managed_prog/lpor/Qk_ref_guide_comp.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>2022 Quick Reference Guides</strong></a></p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Set your printer to legal size paper to print guide.</p><h3>OTHER AVAILABLE FORMATS</h3></div><p>You can also <a href="/court_managed_prog/LPOR/productBACK.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>order LPOR form sets</strong></a> via mail or email and they will be sent to you as pdf documents (blank pdf and fillable pdf) on a USB flash drive. </p><p>Visit the <a href="/LPOR-Software"><strong>software page</strong></a> to download a free software program (Forms Express) that will allow you to enter data, print out LPOR forms and retain the data for reporting purposes. <br /></p></div><p> </p><div class="footer">The Louisiana Protective Order Registry is a project of the Office of the Judicial Administrator, Supreme Court of Louisiana</div><p> </p><p> </p>