California Code
Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 10 - PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

PART 1 - SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

Section 6200. - 6200. This division may be cited as the Domestic Violence...

Section 6201. - 6201. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 6203. - 6203. (a) For purposes of this act, “abuse” means any...

Section 6205. - 6205. “Affinity,” when applied to the marriage relation, signifies the...

Section 6209. - 6209. “Cohabitant” means a person who regularly resides in the...

Section 6210. - 6210. “Dating relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by...

Section 6211. - 6211. “Domestic violence” is abuse perpetrated against any of the...

Section 6215. - 6215. “Emergency protective order” means an order issued under Part...

Section 6216. - 6216. For the purposes of this division, “firearm” includes the...

Section 6218. - 6218. “Protective order” means an order that includes any of...

Section 6219. - 6219. Subject to adequate, discretionary funding from a city or...

PART 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 6220. - 6220. The purpose of this division is to prevent acts...

Section 6221. - 6221. (a) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, this...

Section 6222. - 6222. There is no filing fee for an application, a...

Section 6223. - 6223. A custody or visitation order issued in a proceeding...

Section 6224. - 6224. An order described in this division shall state on...

Section 6225. - 6225. A petition for an order described in this division...

Section 6226. - 6226. The Judicial Council shall prescribe the form of the...

Section 6226.5. - 6226.5. (a) On or before January 1, 2023, the Judicial...

Section 6227. - 6227. The remedies provided in this division are in addition...

Section 6228. - 6228. (a) State and local law enforcement agencies shall provide,...

Section 6229. - 6229. A minor, under 12 years of age, accompanied by...

PART 3 - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDERS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 6240. - 6240. As used in this part: (a) “Judicial officer” means...

Section 6241. - 6241. The presiding judge of the superior court in each...

CHAPTER 2 - Issuance and Effect of Emergency Protective Order

Section 6250. - 6250. A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency...

Section 6250.3. - 6250.3. An emergency protective order is valid only if it...

Section 6250.5. - 6250.5. A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency...

Section 6251. - 6251. An emergency protective order may be issued only if...

Section 6252. - 6252. An emergency protective order may include any of the...

Section 6252.5. - 6252.5. (a) The court shall order that any party enjoined...

Section 6253. - 6253. An emergency protective order shall include all of the...

Section 6254. - 6254. The fact that the endangered person has left the...

Section 6255. - 6255. An emergency protective order shall be issued without prejudice...

Section 6256. - 6256. An emergency protective order expires at the earlier of...

Section 6257. - 6257. If an emergency protective order concerns an endangered child,...

CHAPTER 3 - Duties of Law Enforcement Officer

Section 6270. - 6270. A law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective...

Section 6271. - 6271. A law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective...

Section 6272. - 6272. (a) A law enforcement officer shall use every reasonable...

Section 6274. - 6274. A peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 or...

Section 6275. - 6275. (a) A law enforcement officer who responds to a...

PART 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORDERS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 6300. - 6300. (a) An order may be issued under this part...

Section 6301. - 6301. (a) An order under this part may be granted...

Section 6301.5. - 6301.5. (a) A minor or the minor’s legal guardian may...

Section 6302. - 6302. A notice of hearing under this part shall notify...

Section 6303. - 6303. (a) It is the function of a support person...

Section 6304. - 6304. When making a protective order, as defined in Section...

Section 6305. - 6305. (a) The court shall not issue a mutual order...

Section 6306. - 6306. (a) Prior to a hearing on the issuance or...

Section 6306.5. - 6306.5. (a) (1) Petitions seeking domestic violence restraining orders under...

Section 6306.6. - 6306.6. (a) Information about access to self-help services regarding domestic...

Section 6307. - 6307. (a) (1) A court or court facility that receives...

Section 6308. - 6308. A party, support person as defined in Section 6303,...

CHAPTER 2 - Issuance of Orders

ARTICLE 1 - Ex Parte Orders

Section 6320. - 6320. (a) The court may issue an ex parte order...

Section 6320.5. - 6320.5. (a) An order denying a petition for an ex...

Section 6321. - 6321. (a) The court may issue an ex parte order...

Section 6322. - 6322. The court may issue an ex parte order enjoining...

Section 6322.5. - 6322.5. (a) When relevant information is presented to the court...

Section 6322.7. - 6322.7. (a) The court shall order that any party enjoined...

Section 6323. - 6323. (a) Subject to Section 3064: (1) The court may...

Section 6323.5. - 6323.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 6324. - 6324. The court may issue an ex parte order determining...

Section 6325. - 6325. The court may issue an ex parte order restraining...

Section 6325.5. - 6325.5. (a) The court may issue an ex parte order...

Section 6326. - 6326. An ex parte order under this article shall be...

Section 6327. - 6327. Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2...

ARTICLE 2 - Orders Issuable After Notice and Hearing

Section 6340. - 6340. (a) (1) The court may issue any of the...

Section 6341. - 6341. (a) If the parties are married to each other...

Section 6342. - 6342. (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may...

Section 6342.5. - 6342.5. (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may...

Section 6343. - 6343. (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may...

Section 6344. - 6344. (a) After notice and a hearing, a court, upon...

Section 6345. - 6345. (a) In the discretion of the court, the personal...

Section 6346. - 6346. The court may make appropriate custody and visitation orders...

Section 6347. - 6347. (a) Commencing July 1, 2016, in order to ensure...

ARTICLE 3 - Orders Included in Judgment

Section 6360. - 6360. A judgment entered in a proceeding for dissolution of...

Section 6361. - 6361. If an order is included in a judgment pursuant...

CHAPTER 3 - Registration and Enforcement of Orders

Section 6380. - 6380. (a) Each county, with the approval of the Department...

Section 6381. - 6381. (a) Notwithstanding Section 6380 and subject to subdivision (b),...

Section 6382. - 6382. Each appropriate law enforcement agency shall make available to...

Section 6383. - 6383. (a) A temporary restraining order or emergency protective order...

Section 6384. - 6384. (a) If a respondent named in an order issued...

Section 6385. - 6385. (a) Proof of service of the protective order is...

Section 6386. - 6386. (a) The court may, in its discretion, appoint counsel...

Section 6387. - 6387. The court shall order the clerk of the court...

Section 6388. - 6388. A willful and knowing violation of a protective order,...

Section 6389. - 6389. (a) A person subject to a protective order, as...

PART 5 - UNIFORM INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDERS ACT

Section 6400. - 6400. This part may be cited as the Uniform Interstate...

Section 6401. - 6401. In this part: (1) “Foreign protection order” means a...

Section 6402. - 6402. (a) A person authorized by the law of this...

Section 6403. - 6403. (a) A law enforcement officer of this state, upon...

Section 6404. - 6404. (a) A foreign protection order shall, upon request of...

Section 6405. - 6405. (a) There shall be no civil liability on the...

Section 6406. - 6406. A protected individual who pursues remedies under this part...

Section 6407. - 6407. In applying and construing this part, consideration shall be...

Section 6408. - 6408. If any provision of this part or its application...

Section 6409. - 6409. This part applies to protection orders issued before January...

PART 6 - Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act

Section 6450. - 6450. This part may be cited as the Uniform Recognition...

Section 6451. - 6451. In this part: (a) “Canadian domestic violence protection order”...

Section 6452. - 6452. (a) If a law enforcement officer determines under subdivision...

Section 6453. - 6453. (a) A tribunal of this state may issue an...

Section 6454. - 6454. (a) An individual may register a Canadian domestic violence...

Section 6455. - 6455. (a) There shall be no civil liability on the...

Section 6456. - 6456. An individual who seeks a remedy under this part...

Section 6457. - 6457. If there is more than one order issued and...

Section 6458. - 6458. This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic...

Section 6459. - 6459. This part applies to a Canadian domestic violence protection...

Section 6460. - 6460. If any provision of this part or its application...