The Twenty-Four Hour Accessibility to Emergency Protective Orders and Local Joint Jurisdiction Domestic Violence Protocol is intended to insure that the courts fulfill their responsibilities concerning domestic violence in a responsive and efficient manner, and provide twenty-four hour accessibility for victims of abuse who seek emergency protection. Additionally, the Uniform Protocol is devised for service of Emergency Protective Orders (EPOs) and entry of those orders into the LINK SYSTEM. This will allow victims of domestic violence to obtain short-term protection against further acts of violence until a hearing can be held to determine if the petitioner is entitled to more long-term protection.