# DV-130: the judge granting your order is not the last step, and this form is the order > What happens after a judge grants a long-term restraining order: writing DV-130 from the minute order, getting it signed, picking it up, the free copies, and the item that tells you whether you still have to serve. **Direct answer.** California Courts states that form DV-130, Restraining Order After Hearing, IS your restraining order — the papers you show police if the other side violates it. If the judge granted your order but you do not have a signed DV-130, you fill the form out yourself from the court’s minute order, turn it in to the clerk for the judge to sign, and pick it up. There is no fee, the court can give up to three free copies, and California Courts warns that if you do not complete these steps you may have problems enforcing your order. ## Winning the hearing and holding the order are two different things This is the step people do not expect, because it does not feel like there should be one. The judge granted the order. California Courts still describes work remaining, and states the reason plainly: completing these steps is what gives you the papers to show police if the other side violates the order, and not completing them may cause problems enforcing it. If you already have a DV-130 signed by a judge, California Courts states you should look at item 30 to see whether the judge ordered you to have the restrained person served, and that otherwise these steps do not apply to you. ## You may be the one who writes the order If you do not have a signed DV-130, you fill it out. California Courts states the court should give you notes — called the minute order — to help, and that the minute order should tell you exactly which orders the judge granted. You check each order the judge granted. The minute order is the authority here, not memory of what was said in the room. California Courts points anyone unsure to a self-help center. JusticeOS does not infer which orders a judge granted, and no completeness check can: the minute order is the only thing that knows. ## Turning it in, and the drop box caveat You give DV-130 to the court clerk, who gives it to the judge to review and sign, and California Courts states there is no fee for turning in this form. Ask the clerk when it will be ready to pick up. On alternatives, California Courts is specific about the trade-off. Some courts have a drop box; if you use one, include the original and two copies, and you will still have to go to the courthouse to collect your copies. It notes that papers left in a drop box may not be processed right away, and that taking them to the clerk avoids delays. Some courts allow e-filing, which a court’s own website will say. ## Pick it up, and take the free copies California Courts states you should pick up DV-130 from the clerk as soon as possible, because this form is your restraining order. Ask for copies: it states you will likely need at least two, and that the court can give up to three free copies. It also states to keep a copy with you at all times, and to give a copy to anyone you want to know about the order — a childcare provider or a school among them. The order does its work through the people who have seen it. If you filed online, California Courts states some courts may send a copy by email, and to check with the clerk or a self-help center about how to get your papers. ## Item 30 decides whether you are finished California Courts states you may be required to serve a copy of the restraining order on the restrained person, and that item 30 of DV-130 is where the judge says whether that is ordered. So the last act of this step is reading one item on the form you just collected. If it says serve, the case is not over; service is its own step, and as always it is not done by you. JusticeOS is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Local practice on drop boxes, e-filing and copies varies by court, and the clerk or a Self-Help Center can confirm it. ## Keep the date on it A long-term order runs up to five years. The expiration date printed on DV-130 is the date a renewal has to be requested before, and California Courts states a renewal can be asked for as early as three months ahead. Once the order expires, the route is a new restraining order rather than a renewal. ## The official form is published in other languages DV-130 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 ### The judge granted my restraining order. Am I done? Not necessarily. California Courts states that if you do not have a signed Restraining Order After Hearing (form DV-130), you fill it out, turn it in for the judge to sign, and pick it up — and that if you do not complete these steps you may have problems enforcing your order. ### How do I know which orders the judge granted? From the minute order. California Courts states the court should give you notes, called the minute order, which should tell you exactly which orders the judge granted, and points anyone unsure to a self-help center. ### Does it cost anything to file DV-130? No. California Courts states there is no fee for turning in this form, and that the court can give you up to three free copies of the signed order. ### How many copies of my restraining order do I need? California Courts states you will likely need at least two and that the court can give up to three free copies. It also states to keep a copy with you at all times and to give one to anyone you want to know about the order, such as a childcare provider or school. ### Do I have to serve the restraining order after it is granted? Look at item 30 of DV-130. California Courts states that is where the judge indicates whether you are ordered to have the restrained person served. ## Official sources - [California Courts — After a judge grants you a restraining order](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/DV-restraining-order/after-order-is-granted) - [California Courts — DV-130 Restraining Order After Hearing](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-130) - [California Courts — How to renew a domestic violence restraining order](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/DV-restraining-order/renew) - [California Courts — Ask for an interpreter](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/request-interpreter) ## Related guides - [Serving California DVRO papers: who can serve and what to file](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dvro-service) - [Renewing a California restraining order: DV-700, and the deadline that ends the option](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dv-700) - [California domestic violence restraining-order forms: the starting packet](https://justiceos.ai/guides/california-dvro-forms) - [Organizing pictures, text messages, and emails for a DVRO hearing](https://justiceos.ai/guides/dvro-evidence) Published 2026-08-22. 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