What are the basic criteria to get an Arizona Order of Protection?

The following are some of the basic things you need to know about Arizona Orders of Protection:

• • The defendant is any of the following:
    • • Your spouse or your former spouse.
      • Your roommate or your former roommate.
      • The father or mother of your child or your unborn child.
      • A person that you were previously or are currently involved with either romantically or sexually.
      • Your parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, or grandchild.
      • Your spouse’s parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild.
  • AND the defendant committed, or will commit, any of the following:
    • • Any dangerous crime against a child under 15 years of age (A.R.S. 13-604.01), including:
        • • second degree murder;
          • aggravated assault resulting in serious physical injury or involving the use or threatening use of a deadly weapon or instrument;
          • sexual assault;
          • molestation;
          • sexual conduct;
          • commercial sexual exploitation;
          • sexual exploitation;
          • child abuse;
          • kidnapping;
          • sexual abuse or continuous sexual abuse;
          • taking a child for the purpose of prostitution; child prostitution;
          • involving or using minors in drug offense.
      • endangering;
      • threatening or intimidating;
      • assaulting, including use of a dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily harm;
      • kidnapping  or unlawful imprisonment;
      • interfering with the custody of a child unlawfully;
      • criminally trespassing or criminally damaging;
      • disorderly conduct or stalking;
      • abusing a child or vulnerable adult;
      • interfering with judicial proceedings;
      • using a telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend;
      • harassing