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This page, Harassment Prevention Orders, is offered by
Superior Court
District Court
Boston Municipal Court
Massachusetts Court System

The harassment prevention law can be used to protect you against anyone. The law allows you to seek a court order, which is sometimes called a 258E order, harassment prevention order, restraining order, or protective order. In court, the plaintiff is the person who asks the court to issue the order. The defendant is the person the order is issued against.

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