The Vulnerable Adult Case Manager, Law Enforcement or the vulnerable adult may file a petition for an emergency order of protection of a vulnerable adult. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe may also file a petition for an order of protection on behalf of any vulnerable adult within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. The petition shall include the name and address of the petitioner, the specific facts and circumstances warranting protection under this Code, the name, address and age of the person known by the petitioner to be in need of protection; and the name address and age of the person from whom the vulnerable adult needs protection and his or her relationship to the vulnerable adult.
(Res. 94 A 134, 11/8/1994)
The Court may issue an emergency order of protection of a vulnerable adult, without a prior hearing, upon filing a petition with a statement of facts showing probable cause to believe that:
(1) 
The adult who is the subject of the petition is an elder over the age of 55 or is a person 18 years of age or older who do not have the functional, mental, emotional or physical ability to protect and care for himself or herself; and
(2) 
The vulnerable adult has suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or is otherwise in need of protective services and that his or her health, safety, and welfare will be seriously endangered if the petition is not granted.
(Res. 94 A 134, 11/8/1994)
The emergency order of protection of a vulnerable adult shall be signed by the judge or judicial officer and may:
(1) 
Restrain any person from committing acts of abuse, neglect or exploitation with respect to the vulnerable adult;
(2) 
Exclude any person from vulnerable adult’s residence for a specified period;
(3) 
Prohibit contact with the vulnerable adult by any person for a specified period;
(4) 
Require an accounting of the disposition of the vulnerable adult’s income or other resources; and
(5) 
Restrain the transfer of property for a specified period.
Relief granted by an order of protection of a vulnerable adult shall be for a period fixed by the court. A full hearing on the order shall be provided in the fact finding hearing and may be revoked or modified in the vulnerable adult protection plan.
An emergency order of protection of a vulnerable adult may be transmitted by the judge via computer or fax, if the judge cannot be present on the Reservation.
(Res. 94 A 134, 11/8/1994)
All persons restrained or otherwise subject to the emergency order for the protection of a vulnerable adult shall be personally served with a copy of the order by Law Enforcement. If Law Enforcement cannot locate the person within five (5) days, the Court, the Vulnerable Adult Case Manager and the vulnerable adult shall be notified. The order may be served by Law Enforcement up to two years after the date it was signed by the judge.
(Res. 94 A 134, 11/8/1994)