Confidentiality and advocacy

All prosecuting Attorney's Office (PAO) employees are subject to public disclosure and are mandated reporters, and information shared with them cannot be considered confidential. Criminal based advocates must comply with potential impeachment disclosure (PID) rules related to criminal cases. Please be mindful with the information you disclose.

Protection Order Advocacy Program

The Protection Order Advocacy Program is staffed by Advocates and Protection Order Navigators who are employees of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Protection Order Advocates provide free assistance to individuals seeking a Domestic Violence Protection Order*. Our Protection Order Navigators can answer basic questions related to all Civil Protection Orders.

*Currently, due to capacity, our advocates are only able to assist individuals who are seeking protection from a past or present intimate partner, or, parents filing on behalf of their children).