What is the requirement for courts with part-time judicial officers regarding protective orders?

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Courts with part-time judicial officers must ensure protective orders can be issued even when the regular judge isn’t available. The requirement is to provide coverage or, if needed, direct the request to the appropriate court location where relief can be granted. This keeps protection available promptly and avoids delays in dangerous situations.

Delegating to a clerk isn’t appropriate because issuing a protective order is a judicial act and typically requires a judge or designated coverage, not a clerk’s decision. Issuing the order without any review isn’t correct either, since protective orders involve judicial determination and due process, even if ex parte relief is possible, there is usually subsequent review. Referring to a full-time judge is too restrictive a description; the key obligation is to ensure coverage or direction to a court that can hear and decide the matter, regardless of whether that judge is full-time.