Which statement is true about Emergency Protective Orders permissions?

• A. Only a prosecutor can request a dismissal.
• B. Municipal judges, acting as magistrates, may issue Emergency Protective Orders for an offense involving family violence.
• C. The clerk may dismiss a case when license renewal.
• D. Presiding judges have authority to administer the oath to someone swearing to a complaint, associate judges do not.

Answer: (B)

Emergency Protective Orders are meant to provide immediate protection in situations of family violence, so the key teaching point is who has the authority to issue them promptly. Municipal judges who serve as magistrates have the power to issue Emergency Protective Orders when the offense involves family violence. This role fits the need for quick, protective action without waiting for a full trial, making this statement the correct one. The other options describe duties that aren’t about granting protective orders—prosecutors don’t dismiss cases, clerks don’t issue EPOs in license renewals, and administering oaths is a separate judicial task not related to issuing protective orders.