内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-area-portal-helps-domestic-violence-survivors-and-others-safely-apply-for-protection-orders/

内容总结：

西雅图推出在线保护令申请门户，为家暴受害者构建"安全网"

对于许多因家暴伴侣、骚扰者或跟踪者而生活在恐惧中的人来说，公开向法院申请保护令本身就可能充满风险和障碍。为此，美国华盛顿州金县检察官办公室与微软公司合作，于2024年6月推出一项创新的在线服务——"保护令申请门户"，旨在为受害者提供一个更安全、便捷的求助通道。

该门户网站彻底改变了以往必须亲自前往法院、使用纸质表格的复杂流程。申请人现在可以通过易于理解的在线问卷完成官方申请，系统还会在需要时为其联系援助顾问。自上线以来，该平台日均服务约17人。金县检察官利萨·马尼恩表示，这一全在线流程"有助于挽救生命，让人们在家中和社会环境中感到更安全，并减少儿童目睹家庭暴力的机会"。

值得注意的是，在线化并未降低保护令的法律标准，法官或专员仍拥有最终决定权。但简化流程显著提升了效率。马尼恩检察官指出，若仅依靠传统的纸质和面对面方式，法院难以满足每日17名申请人的需求，部分求助者可能因障碍而无法获得帮助。

近年来，华盛顿州通过立法简化了申请程序，并加强了保护力度，例如当施暴者试图恢复持枪权时会通知幸存者，并对持有"幽灵枪"的施暴者加重处罚。这些变化导致保护令申请量在2022至2023年间激增26%。

尽管全美部分城市的家庭暴力报告有所下降，但亲密伴侣间的暴力事件在疫情期间因隔离和经济压力等因素有所增加。在此背景下，金县的在线门户项目不仅是技术升级，更是应对社会需求、为最脆弱群体构建关键"安全网"的重要举措。目前，保护令的续期、修改或终止仍需本人到场办理。

中文翻译：

那些担心自身安全的人——可能受到具有威胁性的家庭伴侣、室友或跟踪者的侵害——往往不敢公开申请保护令，以规避与施害者的接触或骚扰。为此，西雅图地区的一项政府计划与微软合作开发了在线门户网站，使申请人能够更便捷地向法院提交所需法律文件，并在需要时为其联系法律援助人员。

该保护令门户网站由金县检察官办公室运营，自2024年6月上线以来，平均每日服务17人。金县检察官莉萨·马尼恩表示，全流程在线操作"既能挽救生命，又能让民众在家庭环境和社区中更有安全感，同时减少儿童目睹家庭暴力的几率"。今年6月通过的立法修订进一步强化了保护力度，包括当施暴者申请恢复持枪权或该权利被剥夺时需告知幸存者，并对持有自制或"幽灵"枪支的施暴者加重处罚。新法律还简化了受保护令监护的未成年人在年满18岁后延续保护的流程。

保护令适用范围涵盖家庭暴力、性侵、跟踪、网络骚扰等情形。此类命令无需以刑事定罪为前提，但申请人须提供证据支持其诉求。一旦法官签发保护令，禁止行为（如接触或接近受保护者）即构成违法，受害者可联系警方。保护令可用于保障申请人、儿童及宠物的安全。

据保护令倡导计划项目经理凯尔西·格里尔介绍，在新冠疫情推动服务线上化之前，"所有流程均需纸质办理，当事人必须亲自参与保护令申请的每个环节"。以往申请人需多次前往金县法院，包括领取和提交申请书以及参加三次听证会。且多数申请人无律师协助，难以理解法律文书的专业术语。新门户网站采用简明问卷形式，答案将自动填入正式申请表。

虽然流程得以简化，但门户网站并未降低保护令的法定标准，最终裁定权仍属于法官或专员。保护令的续期、修改和撤销仍需线下办理。

金县官员表示，保护令申请量激增，2023年较2022年增长26%。这得益于华盛顿州2022年7月生效的法律修订简化了申请程序。美国刑事司法委员会对10个样本城市的调查显示，2019年至去年家庭暴力报案量下降11%。但司法统计局数据显示，2021年至2022年亲密伴侣（包括配偶和情侣）暴力事件骤增。专家指出，疫情相关的社交隔离和经济压力可能是加剧因素。

马尼恩强调，推行保护令在线服务的核心目标并非节约成本，而是应对日益增长的需求。"我们现在能服务更多民众，"她表示，"若维持纸质线下模式，日均17份申请的处理量将超出工时负荷，导致部分急需帮助的民众无法获得保障。"

英文来源：

Individuals who fear for their safety — perhaps from a threatening domestic partner, roommate or stalker — might also be afraid to publicly pursue a protection order that can shield them from interactions or harassment from that person.
So a Seattle-area government program and Microsoft partnered to develop an online portal that makes it much easier for an applicant to file the required legal documents with the courts and connects them with an advocate if needed.
The Protection Order Portal is operated by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and has served 17 people per day on average since launching in June 2024.
The completely online process “helps save lives, and it helps people feel more safe in their home environment, in their community, and fewer children are witnesses to domestic violence,” said King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion.
Legislative changes enacted in June further strengthened these protections, including rules that inform survivors when abusers petition to restore their access to firearms or when that right is removed, and it increases the penalties when abusers are found with homemade or “ghost” guns. The law also makes it easier for minors who are guarded by a protection order to continue their coverage when turning 18.
Protection orders encompass scenarios including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, cyber stalking and harassment. The order does not require that a crime has been committed, but applicants must provide evidence supporting their concerns.
When a judge grants an order, prohibited actions — such as contacting or coming in proximity to a protected individual — become illegal and a victim can contact police. The orders can be used to safeguard the petitioners, children and pets.
Before the COVID pandemic prompted the move to online services, “everything was pen-to-paper and parties were required to be in person for every step of the civil protection order process,” said Kelsey Greer, program manager of the Protection Order Advocacy Program.
Applications previously required multiple trips to a King County courthouse, including picking up and filing petition documents and attending three hearings. And most applicants are working without an attorney, which could make it difficult to navigate the legalese in the documents. The new portal includes an easy-to-understand questionnaire that transfers the answers to the official application.
While the process is simpler, the portal doesn’t change or weaken the legal standards that must be met for protection, and a judge or commissioner has final say on the order.
Protection order renewals, modifications and terminations are still filed in person.
Requests for protection orders have risen sharply, jumping 26% from 2022 to 2023, King County officials said. The surge was due to changes in Washington law that took effect July 2022 and simplified the petition process.
Reported domestic assault declined 11% from 2019 to last year, according to a survey of 10 sample cities by the Council on Criminal Justice. But violence from intimate partners, including spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends, spiked from 2021 to 2022, reports the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Experts point to pandemic-related isolation and financial pressure as potentially contributing to the increase.
The effort to put the protection order service online wasn’t so much about saving money, said Manion, as it was about meeting the higher demand.
“We are able to serve more people,” she said. “If we had only in person, everything by paper, I don’t think that we have enough hours to serve 17 petitioners a day. So there would be some parts of our community who feel afraid, know they need help, and just don’t get it.”