Personal Protection Orders
To obtain a Personal Protection order (PPO) against a person, follow these easy steps:
1. Respond to:
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (formerly the City-County Building) located at 2 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mi 48226 (corner of Woodward and Jefferson in downtown Detroit).
Phone: 313-224-6291 or 313-224-6262.
2. Bring:
- Cash for any expenses (Court will not take personal checks)
- Name and address of the offender. Also, if possible, their social security number and driver's license number
- History of recent abuse and/or stalking (month/year of each incident and month/year of police complaints
- Reason PPO is needed (fear of life, continued stalking, etc.)
- Proof of income
3. Once there, proceed to Room B57 in the basement level:
- Tell an advocate that you want an ex-parte PPO and are low income (if applicable)
- The advocate will give you the necessary fonns and an instruction booklet
- You will then be directed to Room B61 (in the basement level)
- Your paperwork will be checked in Room B61 and upon approval you will be directed to Room 201
- Upon entering Room 201, respond to the counter where a clerk will assist you
- The clerk will assign a judge and a case number and make stickers to attach to your paperwork
- Proceed to the courtroom of the judge you are assigned
- Take your paperwork to the judge's clerk to have your paperwork reviewed
- Once the judge signs the PPO it becomes valid, however it needs to be served on the offending party
- If you want the PPO served by the Wayne County Sheriffs Department, go to the 17th floor
- Keep the "Moving Party" (pink copy) with you at all times
What to do if the restrained person violates your PPO:
- Dial 911 if the person is at the same location as you are
- If the person is not currently at your location, call or proceed to your local police department and file a report
For additional information regarding PPOs, go to the Allen Park Police Department front desk and request a PPO informational packet.