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The two-page information sheet on serving postsecondary school violence restraining order papers in person and proving it on SV-200.
Optional form · Revised January 1, 2026 · 2 pages · SV-200 · Proof of Personal Service
The PDF is the Judicial Council’s own file on courts.ca.gov, revised January 1, 2026. Form page on courts.ca.gov ↗
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SV-200-INFO explains personal service in a postsecondary school violence restraining order case. It says the petition (SV-100), the notice of court hearing (SV-109) and the temporary restraining order (SV-110) must be served in person and cannot be served by mail.
When it is used
The sheet says police cannot arrest anyone for violating an order unless that person knows about it, and the judge cannot make the orders permanent unless the restrained person was served.
Section by section
Use the current official form and its instructions. The descriptions below identify the questions without choosing answers for your situation.
Someone 18 or older who is not you and not anyone the orders protect; a sheriff or marshal may serve for free in the cases described, or a registered process server.
Walk up to the person, confirm their name, give copies of everything checked on SV-200, then complete and sign SV-200.
If the person will not take the papers, leave them nearby; service is still complete.
Subtract the days in item 6 of SV-109 from the hearing date; if nothing is filled in, at least five days before the hearing.
Only the server signs SV-200; file the original before the hearing and ask the clerk to enter it into CLETS.
File SV-115 to ask for a new hearing date, then share SV-116 with the police.
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Questions
No. It is an information sheet. The server completes and signs SV-200, which you file before the hearing.
The sheet says the sheriff or marshal may be authorized to serve for free if the orders are based on a credible threat of violence, assault, battery or stalking, or if you are eligible for a fee waiver.
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SV-200-INFO form revision: January 1, 2026.