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Permissive eFiling of Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) documents by attorneys beginning July 13, 2026 and mandatory from August 31, 2026; self-represented litigants may file electronically, in person, by mail or in the drop boxes; sections of the Amended Administrative Order 25.03 applied; CHRO filings that include forms CH-160, CH-165, CH-170, CH-176, CH-178 or CH-179 submitted in person; ex parte requests e-filed no later than 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing; other restraining orders submitted in person or by email.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS ADMIINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 26.06 Beginning July 13, 2026, the Ventura Superior Court will implement permissive electronic filing (“eFiling”) of Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) documents filed by attorneys. Then, beginning August 31, 2026, the Court will implement mandatory eFiling of CHRO documents filed by attorneys. Self-represented litigants may file CHRO documents electronically, but they are not required to do so; they may file in person at the Clerk’s Office; through the U.S. mail; or via the Court’s drop boxes. The Court hereby applies to the eFiling of CHRO documents the following sections of the Amended Administrative Order 25.03 which are incorporated herein by reference: 1) DEFINITIONS; 2) GENERAL INFORMATION; 4) ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM WORKING PROCEDURES; 5) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS excluding subsection (h); 6) ELECTRONIC FILING SCHEDULE excluding subsection (c); 7) PROPOSED ORDERS; 8) WAIVER OF FEES AND COSTS FOR ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS; and 9) SIGNATURES ON ELECTRONIC FILING. Excluded from eFiling are any CHRO filings that include any of the following documents: • Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential (CH-160) • Order on Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential (CH-165) • Notice of Order Protecting Information of Minor (CH-170) • Request for Release of Minor’s Confidential Information (CH-176) • Response to Request for Release of Minor’s Confidential Information (CH-178) • Order on Request for Release of Minor’s Confidential Information (CH-179) CHRO filings that contain any of these documents must be submitted in person. Ex Parte request’s for Civil Harassment Temporary Restraining Order and all documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 11:00 a.m. the day of the ex parte hearing. This order does not apply to the following types of restraining order filings: Gun Violence, Workplace Violence, Elder Abuse, Retail Crime or Post Secondary School. Documents related to these matters can be submitted in person or by email to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS IN EFFECT UNTIL OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: July 10, 2025 Matthew P. Guasco Presiding Judge Superior Court of California, County of Ventura ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS Administrative Order 26.06 [The clerk's filed stamp, upper right, reads "VENTURA SUPERIOR COURT FILED JUL 10 2026 K. BIEKER Executive Officer and Clerk BY: (signed) Deputy". The right caption box prints "ADMIINISTRATIVE ORDER" (two I's), transcribed as printed. The date line prints the year 2025 under a July 10, 2026 filed stamp, in an order whose dates run from July 13, 2026 (transcribed as printed); the day "10" is handwritten on a blank. "Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO)" and each later "CHRO" print in bold; "not" is underlined; the email address prints as an underlined link. The order is signed above the printed name. The caption is set cell by cell (the left box, then the right box). The running footer "ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS / Administrative Order 26.06" is transcribed once; page numbers and pleading line numbers are omitted.]
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS ADMIINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 26.06 Beginning July 13, 2026, the Ventura Superior Court will implement permissive electronic filing (“eFiling”) of Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) documents filed by attorneys. Then, beginning August 31, 2026, t
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Ventura build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-ventura/docs/general/2606-electronic-filing-civil-harassment-restraining-orders.pdf (127708 bytes, sha256 b2033164395478f67075c6bc275832dced371511810c8d8cfac98fdda77ed42c; 2 pages) - transcribed by eye from the rendered page images (200 dpi), every page read against its image; RapidOCR's reading of each page, a line-strip reading (each printed line read alone) and the file's own text layer where it has one served only as second readers - every six-word window of the transcription was looked up in them and every miss read on the page image (custody vision/check-log.md); captions set cell by cell, pleading line numbers omitted, running footers transcribed once, handwritten fills in place, with a closing bracketed note; a signature itself is not transcribed. Review note: Published as printed: the caption box “ADMIINISTRATIVE ORDER”; the date line prints “July 10, 2025” under a July 10, 2026 filed stamp, in an order whose dates run from July 13, 2026 (a review task); “Ex Parte request’s”.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.