Leaders with King County’s Protection Order Portal and affiliated program, from left: Collen McIngalls, Children’s Justice Center of King County; Chelle Hunsinger de Enciso, victim advocate; Kelsey Greer, Protection Order Advocacy Program; Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney and Leticia Figueroa, Victim Services. 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 law also makes it easier for minors who are guarded by a protection order to continue their coverage when turning 18. Requests for protection orders have risen sharply, jumping 26% from 2022 to 2023, King County officials said. 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.