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<div class="tabbable" id="LPOR"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li class="active"><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><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-content clearfix"><div class="tab-pane active" id="Overview"><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>The Louisiana Protective Order Registry (LPOR)</em></span></strong>&nbsp;is a statewide repository of court orders issued to prohibit domestic abuse, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. The registry was established by legislative act (La. R.S. 46:2136.2) in 1997, for the purpose of enhancing court-ordered protections for victims and their minor children, and to aid law enforcement, prosecutors and the courts in handling cases involving intimate partner violence. LPOR is not a public access database.</p><p>The Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office of the Louisiana Supreme Court is responsible for developing and disseminating standardized forms, called &ldquo;Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order&rdquo; forms, and for collecting and entering the protection order data from all courts into the registry.</p><p>From this site, you can view and download&nbsp;<a href="/LPOR-Forms">legal forms</a> and <a href="/LPOR-Software">software programs</a>&nbsp;developed by LPOR to assist those who fill out forms on a regular basis. You can order&nbsp;<a href="/court_managed_prog/LPOR/productBACK.pdf" target="_blank">LPOR products</a>&nbsp;such as manuals and software on USB flash drive.</p><p>Learn more about the&nbsp;<a href="/LPOR-Training">LPOR training seminars</a>&nbsp;held annually around the state, and register online to attend.</p><p>A compilation of Louisiana and federal&nbsp;<a href="/LPOR-Laws">laws</a>&nbsp;related to domestic violence, including a table of relevant cases, can be viewed and downloaded from this site.</p><p>Learn the <a href="/LPOR?p=filing_steps">filing steps</a> a petitioner takes to get a restraining order.&nbsp;A translation of these steps is also available in pdf format in the following languages:</p><ul><li><a href="/court_managed_prog/lpor/FilingSteps(Spanish).pdf" target="_blank">Spanish (en espa&ntilde;ol)</a></li><li><a href="/court_managed_prog/lpor/FilingSteps(Vietnamese).pdf" target="_blank">Vietnamese (bằng tiếng việt)</a></li><li><a href="/court_managed_prog/lpor/FilingSteps(Arabic).pdf" target="_blank">Arabic (بالعربية)</a></li><li><a href="/court_managed_prog/lpor/FilingSteps(MandarinChinese).pdf" target="_blank">Mandarin (用普通话)</a></li></ul><p>You can learn about eligibility and procedures for&nbsp;<a href="/LPOR-Access">authorized access</a>&nbsp;to LPOR data.</p><p>If you are a victim of domestic violence and wish to maintain the privacy of your visit to this website, view our&nbsp;<a href="/LPOR-WebSecurity">Web Security</a>&nbsp;page before leaving this website.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 1997, legislation was passed (La. R.S. 46:2136.2) which created the Louisiana Protective Order Registry (LPOR) and named the Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office of the Louisiana Supreme Court as the entity responsible for the development and maintenance of this computerized database.</p><p>The Louisiana Protective Order Registry is a statewide repository for court orders issued for the purpose of preventing harassing, threatening, or violent acts against a spouse, intimate cohabitant, dating partner, family or household member, or victim of stalking or sexual assault. In addition to developing and maintaining the database, the Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office is responsible for creating and disseminating standardized order forms, called Uniform Abuse Prevention Order forms. All courts are mandated to use these standardized forms.</p><p>The LPOR was officially launched in April, 1999, when the database was completed and the initial version of the standardized forms was ready for release. Since that time, the registry has provided training seminars across the state to explain how the registry works, highlight relevant state and federal laws, and disseminate the standardized forms and interactive software. These seminars are designed for, but not limited to, judges, magistrates, commissioners, hearing officers, judicial administrators, clerks of court, other court personnel, prosecutors, probation and parole officers, law enforcement personnel, victim assistance providers, victim advocates, legal services providers, and attorneys.</p><p>In 2023,&nbsp; 31,683 orders were entered into the Registry. Of this total, approximately 60% of the orders were civil and 40% of the orders were criminal. A breakdown by order type appears below.</p><p>18,950 civil orders, including: </p><ul><li>Temporary restraining orders</li><li>Protection orders</li><li>Preliminary injunctions</li><li>Permanent injunctions</li></ul>12,733 criminal orders, including: <ul><li>Bail restrictions</li><li>Peace bonds</li><li>Combined bail restrictions/peace bond</li><li>Combined sentencing orders/probation conditions</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="tabbable" id="OverviewTabs"><ul class="nav nav-pills"><li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#HowWorks">How the Registry Works</a></li><li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#ProjectPartners">Project Partners</a></li><li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#Benefits">Benefits</a></li></ul><div class="tab-content clearfix"><div class="tab-pane active" id="HowWorks"><h3>How the registry works</h3><p>The original set of standardized forms has grown to include thirty-two (32) forms in the current version 15. Created to be used in conjunction with the registry, these forms include two subsets. Forms LPOR A through Y are courtesy forms. Their use is optional rather than mandatory, and the completed forms are not transmitted to the registry by the clerk of court. This subset includes instructions, petitions, motions and other related forms.</p><p>The second subset, LPOR 1 through 20, comprises the Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order forms. Their use is mandatory, when an order of protection is issued by a court within the state. The law provides that the judge &ldquo;shall cause to have prepared&rdquo; the standardized order form and that the clerk of court shall transmit the filed order to the registry by fax or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the close of business the day after the order is filed.</p><p>When the order is received by the Judicial Administrator&rsquo;s Office, an image of the order is scanned and saved. The information contained in the order is manually entered into the registry by a data input clerk. When entered, the information can be searched by authorized users, such as courts, prosecution agencies, probation and parole agencies, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals and the attorney general&rsquo;s office. When an order expires at 11:59 pm on the date of expiration, it is automatically removed from the searchable database and is archived.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="tab-pane" id="ProjectPartners"><h3>Project Partners</h3><p>The Louisiana Protective Order Registry (LPOR) has a number of project partners.</p><ul><li>The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) continues to provide substantial financial support for the registry through federal National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)/Crime Information Technology Act (CITA) funds and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) subgrant funds.</li><li>The Telecommunications Division of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections/State Police works closely with project staff to maintain the necessary links between the registry, the state&rsquo;s computerized Criminal History Records (CHR) database, and the National Crime Information Center&rsquo;s (NCIC) Protection Order File (POF) database.</li><li>The LPOR Steering Committee, comprised of representatives from various statewide organizations and associations, along with experts in the field of domestic violence, meets quarterly to provide ongoing project direction and guidance.</li><li>Courts continue to provide valuable feedback and suggestions for improvement, as the registry evolves and forms are revised to track changes in state and federal laws.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="tab-pane" id="Benefits"><h3>The benefits of having a statewide protective order registry</h3><ul><li>The full spectrum of relief available under Louisiana law is incorporated into the Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order forms, making it more likely that victims and their children will receive the types of relief they require.</li><li>Instant access to protective order information appears to have improved the response to domestic violence incidents and enhanced safety, not only for the victims and their children, but also for the responding officer(s).</li><li>Several national studies have demonstrated that the more specific the terms and conditions of a protective order, the greater the likelihood the order will be enforced. Therefore, we believe that the use of standardized order forms, which clearly spell out the terms and conditions of the order, has enhanced enforcement. In turn, better enforcement of protection orders can only increase protection for victims and their children.</li><li>The entry of protection orders into a centralized database has increased the enforcement of orders across jurisdictional lines both within and outside of the state.</li><li>Maintaining a statewide centralized database of protection orders, both civil and criminal, makes it possible to prohibit an individual who is the subject of such an order from purchasing a gun or qualifying for a permit to carry a concealed weapon, during the period of the order.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="footer">The Louisiana Protective Order Registry is a project&nbsp; of the Office of the Judicial Administrator, Supreme Court of Louisiana</div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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