CH-109 - Notice of Court Hearing

Summary

Notice of Court Hearing

Text

Form ID: CH-109
Title: Notice of Court Hearing
Effective Date: 2026-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CH-109
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109v.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Notice of Court Hearing
(CH-109)
Tells you when your court date is and whether the judicial officer granted a temporary restraining order in your case.
Get form CH-109
汉语
Get form CH-109 in Chinese Simplified
(Chinese Simplified)
한국어
Get form CH-109 in Korean
(Korean)
español
Get form CH-109 in Spanish
(Spanish)
Tiếng Việt
Get form CH-109 in Vietnamese
(Vietnamese)
Effective: January 1, 2026
Go to
How-to instructions for Civil Harassment
Go to
Civil Harassment Form Packets
PDF Text:
Judicial Council of California, courts.ca.gov 
Rev. January 1, 2026, Mandatory Form 
Code Civ. Proc., §§ 527.6, 527.9 
Approved by DOJ
Notice of Court Hearing  
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
CH-109 Notice of Court Hearing
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Court fills in case number when form is filed.
Case Number:
1 Person Seeking Protection
a. Your Full Name:
Your Lawyer (if you have one for this case):
Name: State Bar No.:
Firm Name:
b. Your Address (If you have a lawyer, give your lawyer’s information. 
If you do not have a lawyer and want to keep your home address 
private, you may give a different mailing address instead. You do not 
have to give telephone, fax, or email.)
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Telephone: Fax:
Email Address:
2 Person From Whom Protection Is Sought
Full Name:
The court will complete the rest of this form.
3
 Notice of Hearing
A court hearing is scheduled on the request for restraining orders against the person in     :2
Hearing 
Date
Date: Time:
Dept.: Room:
Name and address of court if different from above:
To the person in      :2
If you attend the hearing (in person, by phone, or by videoconference) and the judge grants a restraining order against 
you, the order will be effective immediately, and you could be arrested if you violate the order. 
If you do not attend the hearing, the judge may still grant the restraining order that could last up to five years. After you 
receive a copy of the order, you could be arrested if you violate the order. 
4 Temporary Restraining Orders (Any orders granted are on form CH-110, served with this notice.)
a. Temporary restraining orders for personal conduct and stay-away orders as requested in form CH-100, Request 
for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, are (check only one box below):
(1) All GRANTED until the court hearing.
(2) All DENIED until the court hearing. (Specify reasons for denial in b, below.)
(3) Partly GRANTED and partly DENIED until the court hearing. (Specify reasons for denial in b, below.)
CH-109, Page 1 of 3

Rev. January 1, 2026 Notice of Court Hearing  
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Case Number:
b. Reasons for denial of some or all of those personal conduct and stay-away orders as requested in form CH-100, 
Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, are:
(1) The facts as stated in form CH-100 do not sufficiently show acts of violence, threats of violence, or a 
course of conduct that seriously alarmed, annoyed, or harassed the person in       and caused substantial 
emotional distress.
1
(2) Other (specify): As stated on Attachment 4b.
5 Confidential Information Regarding Minor
a. A request to keep minor’s information confidential was made (see form CH-160)  and GRANTED. (See 
form CH-165, Order on Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential, served with this form.) 
b. If the request was granted, the information described in item 7 on the order (form CH-165) must be kept 
CONFIDENTIAL. The disclosure or misuse of the information is punishable as a sanction, with a fine of 
up to $1,000 or other court penalties.
6 Service of Documents for the Person in  11
At least                                                                           , someone age 18 or older— not you or anyone to be 
protected—must personally give (serve) a court’s file-stamped copy of this form CH-109  to the person in 
along with a copy of all the forms indicated below:
five  days before the hearing
2
a. CH-100, Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (file-stamped)
b. CH-110, Temporary Restraining Order (file-stamped) IF GRANTED
c. CH-120, Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders (blank form)
d. CH-120-INFO, How Can I Respond to a Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders?
e. CH-170, Notice of Order Protecting Information of Minor and CH-165, Order on Request to Keep Minor’s 
Information Confidential (file-stamped) IF GRANTED
f. Other (specify):
Date:
Judicial Officer
CH-109, Page 2 of 3

For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear 
button after you have printed the form.
Rev. January 1, 2026 Notice of Court Hearing  
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Case Number:
To the Person in  1  :1
The court cannot make the restraining orders after the court hearing unless the person in   22  has been personally given 
(served) a copy of your request and any temporary orders. To show that the person in   2   has been served, the person 
who served the forms must fill out a proof of service form. Form CH-200, Proof of Personal Service, may be used.
For information about service, read form CH-200-INFO, What Is “Proof of Personal Service”?
You may ask to reschedule the hearing if you are unable to find the person in   2   and need more time to serve the 
documents, or for other good reasons. Read form CH-115-INFO, How to Ask for a New Hearing Date.  
You must attend the hearing if you want the judge to make any of the orders you requested on form CH-100, Request 
for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders. Bring any evidence or witnesses you have. For more information, read form 
CH-100-INFO, Can a Civil Harassment Restraining Order Help Me?
To the Person in  2 :2
If you want to respond to the request for orders in writing, file form CH-120, Response to Request for Civil  
Harassment Restraining Orders, and have someone age 18 or older— not you or anyone to be protected—mail it to 
the person in   1  . 
The person who mailed the form must fill out a proof of service form. Form CH-250, Proof of Service by Mail, may be 
used. File the completed form with the court before the hearing and bring a copy with you to the court hearing.
Whether or not you respond in writing, go to the hearing if you want the judge to hear from you before making an  
order. You may tell the judge why you agree or disagree with the orders requested.
You may bring witnesses and other evidence. 
At the hearing, the judge may make restraining orders against you that could last up to five years and may order you to 
turn in to law enforcement, or sell to or store with a licensed gun dealer, any firearms (guns), firearm parts, and 
ammunition that you own or possess. This includes firearm receivers and frames, and any item that may be used as or 
easily turned into a receiver or frame (see Penal Code section 16531). If an order is granted, you will also be prohibited 
from owning, possessing, or buying body armor and will have to relinquish any body armor you have. 
If you are unable to attend your court hearing or need more time to prepare your case, you may ask to reschedule your 
court date. Read form CH-115-INFO, How to Ask for a New Hearing Date.
Request for Accommodations
Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter 
services are available if you ask at least five days before the hearing. Contact the clerk’s office or go to  
courts.ca.gov/rules-forms/find-your-court-forms for Disability Accommodation Request (form 
MC-410). (Civ. Code, § 54.8.)
(Clerk will fill out this part.)
—Clerk 's Certificate—
I certify that this Notice of Court Hearing is a true and correct copy of the original on file in the court. 
Clerk’s Certificate
[seal] Date:
Clerk, by , Deputy
CH-109, Page 3 of 3

Retrieval chunks

• #1

  Form ID: CH-109 Title: Notice of Court Hearing Effective Date: 2026-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CH-109 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch109.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/d…

• #2

  If you do not attend the hearing, the judge may still grant the restraining order that could last up to five years. After you receive a copy of the order, you could be arrested if you violate the order. 4 Temporary Restraining Orders (Any orders granted are on form CH-110, served with this notice.) a. Temporary res…

• #3

  e. CH-170, Notice of Order Protecting Information of Minor and CH-165, Order on Request to Keep Minor’s Information Confidential (file-stamped) IF GRANTED f. Other (specify): Date: Judicial Officer CH-109, Page 2 of 3 For your protection and privacy, please press the Clear button after you have printed the form…

• #4

  easily turned into a receiver or frame (see Penal Code section 16531). If an order is granted, you will also be prohibited from owning, possessing, or buying body armor and will have to relinquish any body armor you have. If you are unable to attend your court hearing or need more time to prepare your case, you may …