Orders of Protection may be obtained at any Court. We strongly suggest that you contact the Cottonwood Municipal Court prior to you appearing to inquire of the Judge's availability the Judge may be in court or dealing with other issues, and you may have to wait before seeing him.
Filing for an Order of Protection is based on a two fold test. The first is your relationship with the defendant and the second is whether or not a domestic violence crime has been committed.
If the Judge issues the Order of Protection or Injunction Against Harassment, you must have the defendant served with the order before it will be effective.