Form guide
CLETS-001: the confidential form the other person never sees
What CLETS-001 is for, why it is not in the public file and not served on the other person, what it asks for, and what to do about details you do not know.
Direct answer
CLETS-001 gives law enforcement the identifying information needed to enforce a restraining order. It is confidential: California Courts states it is not filed in the public court file and is not served on the restrained person. Starred items are required; fields you do not know can be left blank, and an estimate is acceptable where the form says so.
It is confidential, and that is the point
CLETS-001 (Rev. January 1, 2026) is an information sheet for law enforcement, not a request for any order. The details go into the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System — the statewide law-enforcement database — so an officer anywhere in California can look up the order and identify the restrained person.
It is not filed in the public court file and it is not served on the person to be restrained. That person does not receive a copy. It is the one form in the packet where private identifying details are collected for law enforcement rather than for the other side, and it is not signed under penalty of perjury.
What it asks for
The form collects identifying details for the protected person and for the person to be restrained, plus anything that helps an officer identify that person on sight or by vehicle.
- The protected person: name, date of birth, sex, and physical description.
- The person to be restrained: the same details, plus driver’s licence number, vehicle description and plate, home and work addresses, and known aliases.
- Weapons: whether that person owns or has access to firearms, and where they are kept.
- Additional protected people: identifying details for other family or household members covered by the order.
Which items are required, and what to do about blanks
Starred items are required: the name of the person to be restrained, the name of the protected person, gender, and age. Everything else helps law enforcement but is not mandatory.
Fields you do not know can be left blank, and an estimate is acceptable where the form says so. Guessing at a detail you do not actually know is not required and is not expected. JusticeOS never invents a value for this form; anything that appears on it comes from information a person confirmed.
Which section is which, and why it matters
The form has separate sections for the protected person and for the person to be restrained, and they ask for the same categories of information. Putting one person’s details into the other person’s section is a mechanical error that is easy to make and easy to miss on a printed page.
A completeness check can compare what is written against what each item asks for. It cannot tell you whether a description is accurate — only the person filling it in knows that.
Where it sits in the packet
CLETS-001 accompanies DV-100, DV-109, and DV-110 at filing. The court transmits the order information to law enforcement, which enters it into CLETS. If identifying information changes while an order is in effect, an updated CLETS-001 can be submitted.
JusticeOS is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Keep this form separate from the copies meant for service, and confirm current local filing practice with the court clerk or a Self-Help Center.
The official form is published in other languages
CLETS-001 is published by California Courts in Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog, alongside the English version. Those are the Judicial Council’s own translations of the form itself — the document you file — rather than summaries of it. Each translation is on that form’s own page at California Courts, linked under Official sources at the foot of this guide.
These guides are written in English. California Courts also publishes a page on asking for a court interpreter, and makes a point worth repeating here: even for someone who speaks English in everyday life, the situations and language in court can be very difficult.
Questions people ask next
Will the other person see CLETS-001?
No. California Courts states that this form is confidential, is not filed in the public court file, and is not served on the restrained person. That person does not receive a copy.
What if I do not know their date of birth or licence number?
Leave it blank. Starred items — the names, gender, and age — are required; the rest helps law enforcement but is not mandatory, and an estimate is acceptable where the form says so.
Is CLETS-001 used to decide my request?
No. California Courts describes it as information for law enforcement rather than something the court uses to decide the request. It is not signed under penalty of perjury and asks for no orders.
Official sources
Open the current source before acting. Court forms and county procedures can change.
The line JusticeOS does not cross
JusticeOS is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. It does not decide eligibility, select legal strategy, evaluate evidence, or predict what a court will do. The current official form, filing court, and judicial officer control.
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