Form CH-120 at a glance
What it is: CH-120 Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders is the form to respond to the Request (form CH-100).
Who signs: Under the declaration, write the Date, then Type or print your name and Sign your name.
A filled-in Form CH-120 example: a respondent agrees to the orders requested
How to fill out Form CH-120, box by box
Court, Case Number and Hearing Date
Fill in court name and street address: Superior Court of California, County of
Court fills in case number when form is filed.
Present your response and any opposition at the hearing. Write your hearing date, time, and place from form CH-109, item 3, here: Date: Time: Dept.: Room:
Person Seeking Protection and Person From Whom Protection Is Sought
Under Person Seeking Protection, write the Full name of person seeking protection (see form CH-100, item 1).
Under Person From Whom Protection Is Sought, write Your Name.
If you have a lawyer for this case, write the Name, State Bar No. and Firm Name of Your Lawyer.
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.
Personal Conduct Orders, Stay-Away Orders, Possession and Protection of Animals and Other Orders
3 Personal Conduct Orders, 4 Stay-Away Orders, 8 Possession and Protection of Animals and 9 Other Orders: a. I agree to the orders requested.
b. I do not agree to the orders requested. (Specify why you disagree in 12 on page 4.)
c. I agree to the following orders (specify below or in 12 on page 4)
Personal Conduct Orders: If you were served with a temporary restraining order, you must obey it until the hearing. At the hearing, the court may make orders against you that last for up to five years.
Additional Protected Persons
5 Additional Protected Persons: a. I agree that the persons listed in item 3 of form CH-100 may be protected by the order requested.
b. I do not agree that the persons listed in item 3 of form CH-100 may be protected by the order requested.
Firearms (Guns), Firearm Parts, and Ammunition
6 Firearms (Guns), Firearm Parts, and Ammunition: If you were served with form CH-110, Temporary Restraining Order, you cannot own or possess any firearms (guns), firearm parts, or ammunition.
You must sell to or store with a licensed gun dealer, or turn in to a law enforcement agency, any firearms (guns), firearm parts, and ammunition in your immediate possession or control within 24 hours of being served with form CH-110. You must file a receipt with the court.
You may use Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, and Ammunition (form CH-800) for the receipt.
a. I do not own or control any firearms (guns), firearm parts, or ammunition.
b. I have turned in my firearms (guns), firearm parts, and ammunition to law enforcement or sold them to or stored them with a licensed gun dealer. A copy of the receipt is attached. has already been filed with the court.
No Body Armor
If you were served with form CH-110, Temporary Restraining Order, you are prohibited from owning, possessing, or buying body armor. You must also relinquish any body armor you have in your possession.
(Check all that apply): a. I do not own or have any body armor. b. I have relinquished all body armor that I have in my possession. c. I was granted an exception, or will ask for an exception, to have body armor.
Note: This exception is granted by a chief of police or sheriff. See Penal Code section 31360(c). (Attach a copy of the letter granting permission, if you have one.)
Denial, Justification or Excuse and Reasons I Do Not Agree to the Orders Requested
Denial: I did not do anything described in item 7 of form CH-100. (Skip to 12 .)
Justification or Excuse: If I did some or all of the things that the person in 1 has accused me of, my actions were justified or excused for the following reasons (explain):
Check here if there is not enough space for your answer. Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “Attachment 11-Justification or Excuse” as a title. You may use form MC-025, Attachment.
Reasons I Do Not Agree to the Orders Requested: Explain your answers to each order requested that you do not agree with.
Put your complete answer on an attached sheet of paper and write “Attachment 12-Reasons I Disagree” as a title.
Hearing Date, Court Clerk and Service by Mail
What if I don't agree with what the order says? You still must obey the order until the hearing. If you disagree with the orders the person is asking for, fill out form CH-120, Response to Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, before your hearing date and file it with the court.
Read How Can I Respond to a Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders? (form CH-120-INFO) to protect your rights. Fill out this form and take it to the court clerk. Have someone age 18 or older, not you, serve the person in 1 or their lawyer by mail with a copy of this form and any attached pages. (Use form CH-250, Proof of Service by Mail.)[2]
No Fee for Filing and Lawyer's Fees and Costs
No Fee for Filing: a. I request that I not be required to pay the filing fee because the person in 1 claims in form CH-100, item 13, to be entitled to free filing.
b. I request that I not be required to pay the filing fee because I am eligible for a fee waiver. (Form FW-001, Request to Waive Court Fees, must be filed separately.)
Lawyer's Fees and Costs: a. I ask the court to order payment of my Lawyer's fees, Court costs. The amounts requested are:
Check here if there are more items. Put the items and amounts on an attached sheet of paper and write “Attachment 14-Lawyer's Fees and Costs” for a title.
b. I ask the court to deny the request of the person asking for protection that I pay their lawyer's fees and costs.
Number of pages attached, Date and Signature
Write the Number of pages attached to this form, if any.
Write the Date, then the Lawyer's name (if any) and the Lawyer's signature.
“I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above and on all attachments is true and correct.”
Under the declaration, write the Date, then Type or print your name and Sign your name.
Sources
[1] Form CH-120 (Rev. January 1, 2026), Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).
[2] courts.ca.gov, line_3_explanation_s29_1. Accessed November 1, 2026.