Amazing. I really value your words. And how you come across on here.
I too have had a RO granted. I was young, foolish and it was a DA RO with the power of arrest. I didn't have to attend any hearings but I did have to see a victim counsellor who then advocated on my behalf. I also gave her all the evidence and it was granted for 4 years.
I love your words, your mentality and how this has pushed you to examining the process and along the way establishing contacts and relationships with the cogs within the process