AB 825 1999


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Assembly Bill No. 825 

CHAPTER 661 

An act to amend Sections 527.6 and 527.8 of the Code of Civil 

Procedure, to amend Sections 145, 6221, 6380, 6380.5, 6381, and 6383 

of the Family Code, to amend Sections 136.2, 836, 13701, and 13711 of 

the Penal Code, and to amend Section 213.5 of the Welfare and 

Institutions Code, relating to domestic violence.

 

[Approved by Governor October 6, 1999. Filed 

with Secretary of State October 10, 1999.]

 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST 

AB 825, Keeley. Domestic violence: protective and restraining 

orders. 

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Justice to maintain a 

Domestic Violence Protective Order Registry, as specified. 

This bill would rename that registry the Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System, and require forms for certain protective 

and restraining orders to be adopted by the Judicial Council and 

approved by the Department of Justice. The bill would provide that 

only protective and restraining orders on these forms may be 

transmitted to the Department of Justice, except as specified. The 

bill, however, would also provide that a protective or restraining 

order issued by a court that is not on the specified forms would not 

be, in and of itself, unenforceable. The bill would also make clarifying 

changes regarding the validity and enforceability of protective and 

restraining orders issued by courts other than the courts of this state. 

The bill would impose a state-mandated local program by 

requiring specified protective and restraining orders to be issued 

only on these forms. 

(2) The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 6380 

of the Family Code made by this bill and AB 59, to take effect only 

if this bill and AB 59 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. 

(3) The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 

6380.5 of the Family Code, made by this bill and SB 218, to take effect 

only if this bill and SB 218 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. 

(4) The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 836 

of the Penal Code made by this bill and SB 218, to take effect only if 

this bill and SB 218 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. 

(5) The bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 213.5 

of the Welfare and Institutions Code, made by this bill and AB 1671, 

to take effect only if this bill and AB 1671 are both enacted and this 

bill is enacted last.

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(6) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse 

local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the 

state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that 

reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims 

Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 

statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs 

exceed $1,000,000. 

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates 

determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, 

reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these 

statutory provisions. 

The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 

SECTION 1. Section 527.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure is 

amended to read: 

527.6. (a) A person who has suffered harassment as defined in 

subdivision (b) may seek a temporary restraining order and an 

injunction prohibiting harassment as provided in this section. 

(b) For the purposes of this section, ‘‘harassment’’ is unlawful 

violence, a credible threat of violence, or a knowing and willful 

course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, 

annoys, or harasses the person, and that serves no legitimate purpose. 

The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable 

person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and must actually 

cause substantial emotional distress to the plaintiff. 

As used in this subdivision: 

(1) ‘‘Unlawful violence’’ is any assault or battery, or stalking as 

prohibited in Section 646.9 of the Penal Code, but shall not include 

lawful acts of self-defense or defense of others. 

(2) ‘‘Credible threat of violence’’ is a knowing and willful 

statement or course of conduct that would place a reasonable person 

in fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate 

family, and that serves no legitimate purpose. 

(3) ‘‘Course of conduct’’ is a pattern of conduct composed of a 

series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a 

continuity of purpose, including following or stalking an individual, 

making harassing telephone calls to an individual, or sending 

harassing correspondence to an individual by any means, including, 

but not limited to, the use of public or private mails, interoffice mail, 

fax, or computer e-mail. Constitutionally protected activity is not 

included within the meaning of ‘‘course of conduct.’’ 

(c) Upon filing a petition for an injunction under this section, the 

plaintiff may obtain a temporary restraining order in accordance 

with Section 527, except to the extent this section provides a rule that 

is inconsistent. A temporary restraining order may be issued with or 

without notice upon an affidavit that, to the satisfaction of the court,

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shows reasonable proof of harassment of the plaintiff by the 

defendant, and that great or irreparable harm would result to the 

plaintiff. In the discretion of the court, and on a showing of good 

cause, a temporary restraining order issued under this section may 

include other named family or household members who reside with 

the plaintiff. A temporary restraining order issued under this section 

shall remain in effect, at the court’s discretion, for a period not to 

exceed 15 days, or, if the court extends the time for hearing under 

subdivision (d), not to exceed 22 days, unless otherwise modified or 

terminated by the court. 

(d) Within 15 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 22 days 

from the date the temporary restraining order is issued, a hearing 

shall be held on the petition for the injunction. The defendant may 

file a response that explains, excuses, justifies, or denies the alleged 

harassment or may file a cross-complaint under this section. At the 

hearing, the judge shall receive any testimony that is relevant, and 

may make an independent inquiry. If the judge finds by clear and 

convincing evidence that unlawful harassment exists, an injunction 

shall issue prohibiting the harassment. An injunction issued pursuant 

to this section shall have a duration of not more than three years. At 

any time within the three months before the expiration of the 

injunction, the plaintiff may apply for a renewal of the injunction by 

filing a new petition for an injunction under this section. 

(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude either party from 

representation by private counsel or from appearing on the party’s 

own behalf. 

(f) In a proceeding under this section where there are allegations 

or threats of domestic violence, a support person may accompany a 

party in court and, where the party is not represented by an attorney, 

may sit with the party at the table that is generally reserved for the 

party and the party’s attorney. The support person is present to 

provide moral and emotional support for a person who alleges he or 

she is a victim of domestic violence. The support person is not present 

as a legal adviser and shall not give legal advice. The support person 

shall assist the person who alleges he or she is a victim of domestic 

violence in feeling more confident that he or she will not be injured 

or threatened by the other party during the proceedings where the 

person who alleges he or she is a victim of domestic violence and the 

other party must be present in close proximity. Nothing in this 

subdivision precludes the court from exercising its discretion to 

remove the support person from the courtroom if the court believes 

the support person is prompting, swaying, or influencing the party 

assisted by the support person. 

(g) Upon filing of a petition for an injunction under this section, 

the defendant shall be personally served with a copy of the petition, 

temporary restraining order, if any, and notice of hearing of the 

petition. Service shall be made at least five days before the hearing.

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The court may for good cause, on motion of the plaintiff or on its own 

motion, shorten the time for service on the defendant. 

(h) The court shall order the plaintiff or the attorney for the 

plaintiff to deliver a copy of each temporary restraining order or 

injunction, or modification or termination thereof, granted under 

this section, by the close of the business day on which the order was 

granted, to the law enforcement agencies within the court’s 

discretion as are requested by the plaintiff. Each appropriate law 

enforcement agency shall make available information as to the 

existence and current status of these orders to law enforcement 

officers responding to the scene of reported harassment. 

An order issued under this section shall, on request of the plaintiff, 

be served on the defendant, whether or not the defendant has been 

taken into custody, by any law enforcement officer who is present at 

the scene of reported harassment involving the parties to the 

proceeding. The plaintiff shall provide the officer with an endorsed 

copy of the order and a proof of service that the officer shall complete 

and send to the issuing court. 

Upon receiving information at the scene of an incident of 

harassment that a protective order has been issued under this section, 

or that a person who has been taken into custody is the subject of an 

order, if the protected person cannot produce a certified copy of the 

order, a law enforcement officer shall immediately attempt to verify 

the existence of the order. 

If the law enforcement officer determines that a protective order 

has been issued, but not served, the officer shall immediately notify 

the defendant of the terms of the order and shall at that time also 

enforce the order. Verbal notice of the terms of the order shall 

constitute service of the order and is sufficient notice for the purposes 

of this section and for the purposes of Section 273.6 and subdivision 

(g) of Section 12021 of the Penal Code. 

(i) The prevailing party in any action brought under this section 

may be awarded court costs and attorney’s fees, if any. 

(j) Any willful disobedience of any temporary restraining order or 

injunction granted under this section is punishable pursuant to 

Section 273.6 of the Penal Code. 

(k) This section does not apply to any action or proceeding 

covered by Title 1.6C (commencing with Section 1788) of the Civil 

Code or by Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the 

Family Code. Nothing in this section shall preclude a plaintiff’s right 

to use other existing civil remedies. 

(l) The Judicial Council shall promulgate forms and instructions 

therefor, and rules for service of process, scheduling of hearings, and 

any other matters required by this section. The petition and response 

forms shall be simple and concise. 

(m) A temporary restraining order or injunction relating to 

harassment or domestic violence issued by a court pursuant to this

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section shall be issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council of 

California and that have been approved by the Department of Justice 

pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 6380 of the Family Code. 

However, the fact that an order issued by a court pursuant to this 

section was not issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council and 

approved by the Department of Justice shall not, in and of itself, make 

the order unenforceable. 

(n) Information on any temporary restraining order or injunction 

relating to harassment or domestic violence issued by a court 

pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the Department of 

Justice in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 6380 of the 

Family Code. 

SEC. 2. Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended 

to read: 

527.8. (a) Any employer, whose employee has suffered unlawful 

violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, that can 

reasonably be construed to be carried out or to have been carried out 

at the workplace, may seek a temporary restraining order and an 

injunction on behalf of the employee prohibiting further unlawful 

violence or threats of violence by that individual. 

(b) For the purposes of this section: 

(1) ‘‘Unlawful violence’’ is any assault or battery, or stalking as 

prohibited in Section 646.9 of the Penal Code, but shall not include 

lawful acts of self-defense or defense of others. 

(2) ‘‘Credible threat of violence’’ is a knowing and willful 

statement or course of conduct that would place a reasonable person 

in fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate 

family, and that serves no legitimate purpose. 

(3) ‘‘Course of conduct’’ is a pattern of conduct composed of a 

series of acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a 

continuity of purpose, including following or stalking an employee to 

or from the place of work; entering the workplace; following an 

employee during hours of employment; making telephone calls to an 

employee; or sending correspondence to an employee by any means, 

including, but not limited to, the use of the public or private mails, 

interoffice mail, fax, or computer e-mail. 

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a court to 

issue a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting speech 

or other activities that are constitutionally protected, or otherwise 

protected by Section 527.3 or any other provision of law. 

(d) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘employer’’ and 

‘‘employee’’ mean persons defined in Section 350 of the Labor Code. 

The term ‘‘employer’’ also includes a federal agency, the state, a state 

agency, a city, county, or district, and a private, public, or 

quasi-public corporation, or any public agency thereof or therein. 

The term ‘‘employee’’ also includes the members of boards of 

directors of private, public, and quasi-public corporations and

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elected and appointed public officers. For purposes of this section 

only, the term ‘‘employee’’ also includes a volunteer or independent 

contractor who performs services for the employer at the employer’s 

worksite. 

(e) Upon filing a petition for an injunction under this section, the 

plaintiff may obtain a temporary restraining order in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of Section 527, if the plaintiff also files an affidavit 

that, to the satisfaction of the court, shows reasonable proof that an 

employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of 

violence by the defendant, and that great or irreparable harm would 

result to an employee. In the discretion of the court, and on a showing 

of good cause, a temporary restraining order issued under this section 

may include other named family or household members who reside 

with the employee. 

A temporary restraining order granted under this section shall 

remain in effect, at the court’s discretion, for a period not to exceed 

15 days, unless otherwise modified or terminated by the court. 

(f) Within 15 days of the filing of the petition, a hearing shall be 

held on the petition for the injunction. The defendant may file a 

response that explains, excuses, justifies, or denies the alleged 

unlawful violence or credible threats of violence or may file a 

cross-complaint under this section. At the hearing, the judge shall 

receive any testimony that is relevant and may make an independent 

inquiry. Moreover, if the defendant is a current employee of the 

entity requesting the injunction, the judge shall receive evidence 

concerning the employer’s decision to retain, terminate, or otherwise 

discipline the defendant. If the judge finds by clear and convincing 

evidence that the defendant engaged in unlawful violence or made 

a credible threat of violence, an injunction shall issue prohibiting 

further unlawful violence or threats of violence. An injunction issued 

pursuant to this section shall have a duration of not more than three 

years. At any time within the three months before the expiration of 

the injunction, the plaintiff may apply for a renewal of the injunction 

by filing a new petition for an injunction under this section. 

(g) Nothing in this section shall preclude either party from 

representation by private counsel or from appearing on his or her 

own behalf. 

(h) Upon filing of a petition for an injunction under this section, 

the defendant shall be personally served with a copy of the petition, 

temporary restraining order, if any, and notice of hearing of the 

petition. Service shall be made at least five days before the hearing. 

The court may, for good cause, on motion of the plaintiff or on its own 

motion, shorten the time for service on the defendant. 

(i) The court shall order the plaintiff or the attorney for the 

plaintiff to deliver a copy of each temporary restraining order or 

injunction, or modification or termination thereof, granted under 

this section, by the close of the business day on which the order was

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granted, to the law enforcement agencies within the court’s 

discretion as are requested by the plaintiff. Each appropriate law 

enforcement agency shall make available information as to the 

existence and current status of these orders to law enforcement 

officers responding to the scene of reported unlawful violence or a 

credible threat of violence. 

(j) Any intentional disobedience of any temporary restraining 

order or injunction granted under this section is punishable pursuant 

to Section 273.6 of the Penal Code. 

(k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding, 

diminishing, altering, or modifying the duty, if any, of an employer 

to provide a safe workplace for employees and other persons. 

(l) The Judicial Council shall develop forms, instructions, and 

rules for scheduling of hearings and other procedures established 

pursuant to this section. The forms for the petition and response shall 

be simple and concise. 

(m) A temporary restraining order or injunction relating to 

harassment or domestic violence issued by a court pursuant to this 

section shall be issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council of 

California and that have been approved by the Department of Justice 

pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 6380 of the Family Code. 

However, the fact that an order issued by a court pursuant to this 

section was not issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council and 

approved by the Department of Justice shall not, in and of itself, make 

the order unenforceable. 

(n) Information on any temporary restraining order or injunction 

relating to harassment or domestic violence issued by a court 

pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the Department of 

Justice in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 6380 of the 

Family Code. 

SEC. 3. Section 145 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

145. ‘‘State’’ means a state of the United States, the District of 

Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 

SEC. 4. Section 6221 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

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

division applies to any order described in this division, whether the 

order is issued in a proceeding brought pursuant to this division, in 

an action brought pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act (Part 3 

(commencing with Section 7600) of Division 12), or in a proceeding 

for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for legal 

separation of the parties. 

(b) Nothing in this division affects the jurisdiction of the juvenile 

court. 

(c) Any order issued by a court to which this division applies shall 

be issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council of California and 

that have been approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to

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subdivision (i) of Section 6380. However, the fact that an order issued 

by a court pursuant to this section was not issued on forms adopted 

by the Judicial Council and approved by the Department of Justice 

shall not, in and of itself, make the order unenforceable. 

SEC. 5. Section 6380 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

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

Justice, shall, by July 1, 1996, develop a procedure, using existing 

systems, for the electronic transmission of data, as described in 

subdivision (b), to the Department of Justice. The data shall be 

electronically transmitted through the California Law Enforcement 

Telecommunications System (CLETS) of the Department of Justice 

by law enforcement personnel, or with the approval of the 

Department of Justice, court personnel, or another appropriate 

agency capable of maintaining and preserving the integrity of both 

the CLETS and the Domestic Violence Restraining Order System, as 

described in subdivision (e). Data entry is required to be entered 

only once under the requirements of this section, unless the order is 

served at a later time. A portion of all fees payable to the Department 

of Justice under subdivision (a) of Section 1203.097 of the Penal Code 

for the entry of the information required under this section, based 

upon the proportion of the costs incurred by the local agency and 

those incurred by the Department of Justice, shall be transferred to 

the local agency actually providing the data. All data with respect to 

criminal court protective orders issued under subdivision (g) of 

Section 136.2 of the Penal Code shall be transmitted by the court or 

its designee within one business day to law enforcement personnel 

by either one of the following methods: 

(1) Transmitting a physical copy of the order to a local law 

enforcement agency authorized by the Department of Justice to 

enter orders into CLETS. 

(2) With the approval of the Department of Justice, entering the 

order into CLETS directly. 

(b) Upon the issuance of a protective order to which this division 

applies pursuant to Section 6221, or the issuance of a temporary 

restraining order or injunction relating to harassment or domestic 

violence pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil 

Procedure, or the issuance of a criminal court protective order under 

subdivision (g) of Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, or the issuance of 

a juvenile court restraining order related to domestic violence 

pursuant to Section 213.5, 304, or 362.4 of the Welfare and Institutions 

Code, or upon registration with the court clerk of a domestic violence 

protective or restraining order issued by the court of another state, 

as defined in Section 145, or a military tribunal or tribe, and including 

any of the foregoing orders issued in connection with an order for 

modification of a custody or visitation order issued pursuant to a 

dissolution, legal separation, nullity, or paternity proceeding the

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Department of Justice shall be immediately notified of the contents 

of the order and the following information: 

(1) The name, race, date of birth, and other personal descriptive 

information of the respondent as required by a form prescribed by 

the Department of Justice. 

(2) The names of the protected persons. 

(3) The date of issuance of the order. 

(4) The duration or expiration date of the order. 

(5) The terms and conditions of the protective order, including 

stay-away, no-contact, residency exclusion, custody, and visitation 

provisions of the order. 

(6) The department or division number and the address of the 

court. 

(7) Whether or not the order was served upon the respondent. 

(8) The terms and conditions of any restrictions on the ownership 

or possession of firearms. 

All available information shall be included; however, the inability 

to provide all categories of information shall not delay the entry of 

the information available. 

(c) The information conveyed to the Department of Justice shall 

also indicate whether the respondent was present in court to be 

informed of the contents of the court order. The respondent’s 

presence in court shall provide proof of service of notice of the terms 

of the protective order. The respondent’s failure to appear shall also 

be included in the information provided to the Department of 

Justice. 

(d) Immediately upon receipt of proof of service the clerk of the 

court, and immediately after service any law enforcement officer 

who served the protective order, shall notify the Department of 

Justice, by electronic transmission, of the service of the protective 

order, including the name of the person who served the order and, 

if that person is a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement 

agency. 

(e) The Department of Justice shall maintain a Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System and shall make available to court clerks 

and law enforcement personnel, through computer access, all 

information regarding the protective and restraining orders and 

injunctions described in subdivision (b), whether or not served upon 

the respondent. 

(f) If a court issues a modification, extension, or termination of a 

protective order, it shall be on forms adopted by the Judicial Council 

of California and that have been approved by the Department of 

Justice, and the transmitting agency for the county shall immediately 

notify the Department of Justice, by electronic transmission, of the 

terms of the modification, extension, or termination. 

(g) The Judicial Council shall assist local courts charged with the 

responsibility for issuing protective orders by developing

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informational packets describing the general procedures for 

obtaining a domestic violence restraining order and indicating the 

appropriate Judicial Council forms, and shall include a design, that 

local courts shall complete, that describes local court procedures and 

maps to enable applicants to locate filing windows and appropriate 

courts. The court clerk shall provide a fee waiver form to all 

applicants for domestic violence protective orders. The court clerk 

shall provide all Judicial Council forms required by this chapter to 

applicants free of charge. The informational packet shall also contain 

a statement that the protective order is enforceable in any state, as 

defined in Section 145, or on a reservation, and general information 

about agencies in other jurisdictions that may be contacted regarding 

enforcement of an order issued by a court of this state. 

(h) For the purposes of this part, ‘‘electronic transmission’’ shall 

include computer access through the California Law Enforcement 

Telecommunications System (CLETS). 

(i) Only protective and restraining orders issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council of California and that have been 

approved by the Department of Justice shall be transmitted to the 

Department of Justice. However, this provision shall not apply to a 

valid protective or restraining order related to domestic or family 

violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in Section 145, 

a military tribunal, or a tribe. Those orders shall, upon request, be 

registered pursuant to Section 6380.5. 

SEC. 5.5. Section 6380 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

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

Justice, shall, by July 1, 1996, develop a procedure, using existing 

systems, for the electronic transmission of data, as described in 

subdivision (b), to the Department of Justice. The data shall be 

electronically transmitted through the California Law Enforcement 

Telecommunications System (CLETS) of the Department of Justice 

by law enforcement personnel, or with the approval of the 

Department of Justice, court personnel, or another appropriate 

agency capable of maintaining and preserving the integrity of both 

the CLETS and the Domestic Violence Restraining Order System, as 

described in subdivision (e). Data entry is required to be entered 

only once under the requirements of this section, unless the order is 

served at a later time. A portion of all fees payable to the Department 

of Justice under subdivision (a) of Section 1203.097 of the Penal Code 

for the entry of the information required under this section, based 

upon the proportion of the costs incurred by the local agency and 

those incurred by the Department of Justice, shall be transferred to 

the local agency actually providing the data. All data with respect to 

criminal court protective orders issued under subdivision (g) of 

Section 136.2 of the Penal Code shall be transmitted by the court or 

its designee within one business day to law enforcement personnel 

by either one of the following methods:

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(1) Transmitting a physical copy of the order to a local law 

enforcement agency authorized by the Department of Justice to 

enter orders into CLETS. 

(2) With the approval of the Department of Justice, entering the 

order into CLETS directly. 

(b) Upon the issuance of a protective order to which this division 

applies pursuant to Section 6221, or the issuance of a temporary 

restraining order or injunction relating to harassment or domestic 

violence pursuant to Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil 

Procedure, or the issuance of a criminal court protective order under 

subdivision (g) of Section 136.2 of the Penal Code, or the issuance of 

a juvenile court restraining order related to domestic violence 

pursuant to Section 213.5, 304, or 362.4 of the Welfare and Institutions 

Code, or the issuance of a protective order pursuant to Section 

15657.03 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or upon registration 

with the court clerk of a domestic violence protective or restraining 

order issued by the court of another state, as defined in Section 145, 

or a military tribunal or tribe, and including any of the foregoing 

orders issued in connection with an order for modification of a 

custody or visitation order issued pursuant to a dissolution, legal 

separation, nullity, or paternity proceeding the Department of 

Justice shall be immediately notified of the contents of the order and 

the following information: 

(1) The name, race, date of birth, and other personal descriptive 

information of the respondent as required by a form prescribed by 

the Department of Justice. 

(2) The names of the protected persons. 

(3) The date of issuance of the order. 

(4) The duration or expiration date of the order. 

(5) The terms and conditions of the protective order, including 

stay-away, no-contact, residency exclusion, custody, and visitation 

provisions of the order. 

(6) The department or division number and the address of the 

court. 

(7) Whether or not the order was served upon the respondent. 

(8) The terms and conditions of any restrictions on the ownership 

or possession of firearms. 

All available information shall be included; however, the inability 

to provide all categories of information shall not delay the entry of 

the information available. 

(c) The information conveyed to the Department of Justice shall 

also indicate whether the respondent was present in court to be 

informed of the contents of the court order. The respondent’s 

presence in court shall provide proof of service of notice of the terms 

of the protective order. The respondent’s failure to appear shall also 

be included in the information provided to the Department of 

Justice.

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(d) Immediately upon receipt of proof of service the clerk of the 

court, and immediately after service any law enforcement officer 

who served the protective order, shall notify the Department of 

Justice, by electronic transmission, of the service of the protective 

order, including the name of the person who served the order and, 

if that person is a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement 

agency. 

(e) The Department of Justice shall maintain a Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System and shall make available to court clerks 

and law enforcement personnel, through computer access, all 

information regarding the protective and restraining orders and 

injunctions described in subdivision (b), whether or not served upon 

the respondent. 

(f) If a court issues a modification, extension, or termination of a 

protective order, it shall be on forms adopted by the Judicial Council 

of California and that have been approved by the Department of 

Justice, and the transmitting agency for the county shall immediately 

notify the Department of Justice, by electronic transmission, of the 

terms of the modification, extension, or termination. 

(g) The Judicial Council shall assist local courts charged with the 

responsibility for issuing protective orders by developing 

informational packets describing the general procedures for 

obtaining a domestic violence restraining order and indicating the 

appropriate Judicial Council forms, and shall include a design, that 

local courts shall complete, that describes local court procedures and 

maps to enable applicants to locate filing windows and appropriate 

courts. The court clerk shall provide a fee waiver form to all 

applicants for domestic violence protective orders. The court clerk 

shall provide all Judicial Council forms required by this chapter to 

applicants free of charge. The informational packet shall also contain 

a statement that the protective order is enforceable in any state, as 

defined in Section 145, or on a reservation, and general information 

about agencies in other jurisdictions that may be contacted regarding 

enforcement of an order issued by a court of this state. 

(h) For the purposes of this part, ‘‘electronic transmission’’ shall 

include computer access through the California Law Enforcement 

Telecommunications System (CLETS). 

(i) Only protective and restraining orders issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council of California and that have been 

approved by the Department of Justice shall be transmitted to the 

Department of Justice. However, this provision shall not apply to a 

valid protective or restraining order related to domestic or family 

violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in Section 145, 

a military tribunal, or a tribe. Those orders shall, upon request, be 

registered pursuant to Section 6380.5. 

SEC. 6. Section 6380.5 of the Family Code is amended to read:

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6380.5. (a) A protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall be deemed valid if the 

issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the 

law of the state or tribe, or under the law applicable to the military 

tribunal. There shall be a presumption of validity where an order 

appears authentic on its face. 

(b) Any valid protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall, upon request of the 

person in possession of the foreign protective order, be registered 

with a court of this state in order to be entered in the Domestic 

Violence Restraining Order System established under this chapter. 

The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court to do the following: 

(1) Set forth the process whereby a person in possession of a valid 

foreign protective or restraining order may voluntarily register the 

order with a court of this state for entry into the Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System. 

(2) Require the sealing of foreign protective orders and provide 

access only to law enforcement, the person who registered the order 

upon written request with proof of identification, the defense after 

arraignment on criminal charges involving an alleged violation of the 

order, or upon further order of the court. 

(c) Any valid protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall be accorded full faith 

and credit by the courts of this state, and shall be enforced as set forth 

in Section 6381, as if it had been issued in this state. 

SEC. 6.5. Section 6380.5 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

6380.5. (a) A protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall be deemed valid if the 

issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the 

law of the state or tribe, or under the law applicable to the military 

tribunal. There shall be a presumption of validity where an order 

appears authentic on its face. 

(b) Any valid protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall, upon request of the 

person in possession of the foreign protective order, be registered 

with a court of this state in order to be entered in the Domestic 

Violence Restraining Order System established under this chapter. 

The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court to do the following: 

(1) Set forth the process whereby a person in possession of a valid 

foreign protective or restraining order may voluntarily register the 

order with a court of this state for entry into the Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System.

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(2) Require the sealing of foreign protective orders and provide 

access only to law enforcement, the person who registered the order 

upon written request with proof of identification, the defense after 

arraignment on criminal charges involving an alleged violation of the 

order, or upon further order of the court. 

(c) Any valid protective or restraining order related to domestic 

or family violence issued by a court of another state, as defined in 

Section 145, a tribe, or a military tribunal, shall be accorded full faith 

and credit by the courts of this state, and the term, as written shall 

be enforced as set forth in Section 6381, as if it had been issued in this 

state. 

SEC. 7. Section 6381 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

6381. (a) Notwithstanding Section 6380 and subject to 

subdivision (b), an order issued under this part is enforceable in any 

place in this state. 

(b) An order issued under this part is not enforceable by a law 

enforcement agency of a political subdivision unless that law 

enforcement agency has received a copy of the order, or the officer 

enforcing the order has been shown a copy of the order or has 

obtained information, through the Domestic Violence Restraining 

Order System maintained by the Department of Justice, of the 

contents of the order, as described in subdivision (b). 

(c) The data contained in the Domestic Violence Restraining 

Order System shall be deemed to be original, self-authenticating, 

documentary evidence of the court orders. Oral notification of the 

terms of the orders shall be sufficient notice for enforcement under 

subdivision (g) of Section 136.2 and Section 273.6 of the Penal Code. 

SEC. 8. Section 6383 of the Family Code is amended to read: 

6383. (a) A temporary restraining order or emergency 

protective order issued under this part shall, on request of the 

petitioner, be served on the respondent, whether or not the 

respondent has been taken into custody, by any law enforcement 

officer who is present at the scene of reported domestic violence 

involving the parties to the proceeding. 

(b) The petitioner shall provide the officer with an endorsed copy 

of the order and a proof of service which the officer shall complete 

and transmit to the issuing court. 

(c) It is a rebuttable presumption that the proof of service was 

signed on the date of service. 

(d) Upon receiving information at the scene of a domestic 

violence incident that a protective order has been issued under this 

part, or that a person who has been taken into custody is the 

respondent to such an order, if the protected person cannot produce 

a certified copy of the order, a law enforcement officer shall 

immediately inquire of the Department of Justice Domestic Violence 

Restraining Order System to verify the existence of the order.

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(e) If the law enforcement officer determines that a protective 

order has been issued, but not served, the officer shall immediately 

notify the respondent of the terms of the order. Verbal notice of the 

terms of the order is sufficient notice for the purposes of this section 

and for the purposes of Section 273.6 and subdivision (g) of Section 

12021 of the Penal Code. 

(f) If a report is required under Section 13730 of the Penal Code, 

or if no report is required, then in the daily incident log, the officer 

shall provide the name and assignment of the officer notifying the 

respondent pursuant to subdivision (e) and the case number of the 

order. 

(g) Upon service of the order outside of the court, a law 

enforcement officer shall advise the respondent to go to the local 

court to obtain a copy of the order containing the full terms and 

conditions of the order. 

(h) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of 

action for, false arrest or false imprisonment against any peace officer 

who makes an arrest pursuant to a protective or restraining order 

which is regular upon its face, if the peace officer in making the arrest 

acts in good faith and has reasonable cause to believe that the person 

against whom the order is issued has notice of the order and has 

committed an act in violation of the order. If there is more than one 

civil order regarding the same parties, the peace officer shall enforce 

the order which was issued last. If there are both civil and criminal 

orders regarding the same parties, the peace officer shall enforce the 

criminal order issued last. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to 

exonerate a peace officer from liability for the unreasonable use of 

force in the enforcement of the order. The immunities afforded by 

this section shall not affect the availability of any other immunity 

which may apply, including, but not limited to, Sections 820.2 and 

820.4 of the Government Code. 

SEC. 9. Section 136.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 

136.2. Upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or 

dissuasion of, a victim or witness has occurred or is reasonably likely 

to occur, any court with jurisdiction over a criminal matter may issue 

orders including, but not limited to, the following: 

(a) Any order issued pursuant to Section 6320 of the Family Code. 

(b) An order that a defendant shall not violate any provision of 

Section 136.1. 

(c) An order that a person before the court other than a 

defendant, including, but not limited to, a subpoenaed witness or 

other person entering the courtroom of the court, shall not violate 

any provisions of Section 136.1. 

(d) An order that any person described in this section shall have 

no communication whatsoever with any specified witness or any 

victim, except through an attorney under any reasonable restrictions 

that the court may impose.

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(e) An order calling for a hearing to determine if an order as 

described in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, should be issued. 

(f) An order that a particular law enforcement agency within the 

jurisdiction of the court provide protection for a victim or a witness, 

or both, or for immediate family members of a victim or a witness 

who reside in the same household as the victim or witness or within 

reasonable proximity of the victim’s or witness’s household, as 

determined by the court. The order shall not be made without the 

consent of the law enforcement agency except for limited and 

specified periods of time and upon an express finding by the court of 

a clear and present danger of harm to the victim or witness or 

immediate family members of the victim or witness. 

For purposes of this subdivision, ‘‘immediate family members’’ 

include the spouse, children, or parents of the victim or witness. 

(g) Any order protecting victims of violent crime from contact, 

with the intent to annoy, harass, threaten, or commit acts of violence, 

by the defendant. The court or its designee shall transmit orders 

made under this subdivision to law enforcement personnel within 

one business day of the issuance of the order, pursuant to subdivision 

(a) of Section 6380 of the Family Code. 

Any order issued by a court pursuant to this subdivision shall be 

issued on forms adopted by the Judicial Council of California and that 

have been approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to 

subdivision (i) of Section 6380 of the Family Code. However, the fact 

that an order issued by a court pursuant to this section was not issued 

on forms adopted by the Judicial Council and approved by the 

Department of Justice shall not, in and of itself, make the order 

unenforceable. 

Any person violating any order made pursuant to subdivisions (a) 

to (g), inclusive, may be punished for any substantive offense 

described in Section 136.1, or for a contempt of the court making the 

order. A finding of contempt shall not be a bar to prosecution for a 

violation of Section 136.1. However, any person so held in contempt 

shall be entitled to credit for any punishment imposed therein 

against any sentence imposed upon conviction of an offense 

described in Section 136.1. Any conviction or acquittal for any 

substantive offense under Section 136.1 shall be a bar to a subsequent 

punishment for contempt arising out of the same act. 

(h) (1) In all cases where the defendant is charged with a crime 

of domestic violence, as defined in Section 13700, the court shall 

consider issuing the above-described orders on its own motion. All 

interested parties shall receive a copy of those orders. In order to 

facilitate this, the court’s records of all criminal cases involving 

domestic violence shall be marked to clearly alert the court to this 

issue. 

(2) In those cases in which a complaint, information, or 

indictment charging a crime of domestic violence, as defined in

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Section 13700, has been issued, a restraining order or protective order 

against the defendant issued by the criminal court in that case has 

precedence over any other outstanding court order against the 

defendant. 

(i) The Judicial Council shall adopt forms for orders under this 

section. 

SEC. 10. Section 836 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 

836. (a) A peace officer may arrest a person in obedience to a 

warrant, or, pursuant to the authority granted to him or her by 

Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, 

without a warrant, may arrest a person whenever any of the following 

circumstances occur: 

(1) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be 

arrested has committed a public offense in the officer’s presence. 

(2) The person arrested has committed a felony, although not in 

the officer’s presence. 

(3) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be 

arrested has committed a felony, whether or not a felony, in fact, has 

been committed. 

(b) Any time a peace officer is called out on a domestic call, it shall 

be mandatory that the officer make a good faith effort to inform the 

victim of his or her right to make a citizen’s arrest. This information 

shall include advising the victim how to safely execute the arrest. 

(c) (1) When a peace officer is responding to a call alleging a 

violation of a domestic violence protective or restraining order issued 

under the Family Code, Section 527.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 

Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 136.2 of 

this code, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1203.097 of 

this code, or of a domestic violence protective or restraining order 

issued by a court of another state, a commonwealth, territory, or 

insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, a 

military tribunal, or a tribe and the peace officer has probable cause 

to believe that the person against whom the order is issued has notice 

of the order and has committed an act in violation of the order, the 

officer may arrest the person without a warrant and take that person 

into custody whether or not the violation occurred in the presence 

of the arresting officer. The officer shall, as soon as possible after the 

arrest, confirm with the appropriate authorities or the Domestic 

Violence Restraining Order System maintained pursuant to Section 

6380 of the Family Code that a true copy of the protective order has 

been registered, unless the victim provides the officer with a copy of 

the protective order. 

(2) The person against whom a protective order has been issued 

shall be deemed to have notice of the order if the victim presents to 

the officer proof of service of the order, the officer confirms with the 

appropriate authorities that a true copy of the proof of service is on 

file, or the person against whom the protective order was issued was

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present at the protective order hearing or was informed by a peace 

officer of the contents of the protective order. 

(3) In situations where mutual protective orders have been issued 

under Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Family 

Code, liability for arrest under this subdivision applies only to those 

persons who are reasonably believed to have been the primary 

aggressor. In those situations, prior to making an arrest under this 

subdivision, the peace officer shall make reasonable efforts to 

identify, and may arrest, the primary aggressor involved in the 

incident. The primary aggressor is the person determined to be the 

most significant, rather than the first, aggressor. In identifying the 

primary aggressor, an officer shall consider (A) the intent of the law 

to protect victims of domestic violence from continuing abuse, (B) 

the threats creating fear of physical injury, (C) the history of 

domestic violence between the persons involved, and (D) whether 

either person involved acted in self-defense. 

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if a suspect 

commits an assault or battery upon a current or former spouse, 

fiancé, fiancée, a current or former cohabitant as defined in Section 

6209 of the Family Code, a person with whom the suspect currently 

is having or has previously had an engagement relationship, a person 

with whom the suspect has parented a child, or is presumed to have 

parented a child pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act (Part 3 

(commencing with Section 7600) of Division 12 of the Family Code), 

a child of the suspect, a child whose parentage by the suspect is the 

subject of an action under the Uniform Parentage Act, a child of a 

person in one of the above categories, or any other person related to 

the suspect by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree, a 

peace officer may arrest the suspect without a warrant where both 

of the following circumstances apply: 

(1) The peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person 

to be arrested has committed the assault or battery, whether or not 

it has in fact been committed. 

(2) The peace officer makes the arrest as soon as probable cause 

arises to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the 

assault or battery, whether or not it has in fact been committed. 

(e) In addition to the authority to make an arrest without a 

warrant pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a), a 

peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation 

of Section 12025 when all of the following apply: 

(1) The officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to 

be arrested has committed the violation of Section 12025. 

(2) The violation of Section 12025 occurred within an airport, as 

defined in Section 21013 of the Public Utilities Code, in an area to 

which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property.

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(3) The peace officer makes the arrest as soon as reasonable cause 

arises to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the 

violation of Section 12025. 

SEC. 10.5. Section 836 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 

836. (a) A peace officer may arrest a person in obedience to a 

warrant, or, pursuant to the authority granted to him or her by 

Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, 

without a warrant, may arrest a person whenever any of the following 

circumstances occur: 

(1) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be 

arrested has committed a public offense in the officer’s presence. 

(2) The person arrested has committed a felony, although not in 

the officer’s presence. 

(3) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be 

arrested has committed a felony, whether or not a felony, in fact, has 

been committed. 

(b) Any time a peace officer is called out on a domestic call, it shall 

be mandatory that the officer make a good faith effort to inform the 

victim of his or her right to make a citizen’s arrest. This information 

shall include advising the victim how to safely execute the arrest. 

(c) (1) When a peace officer is responding to a call alleging a 

violation of a domestic violence protective or restraining order issued 

under the Family Code, Section 527.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 

Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 136.2 of 

this code, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1203.097 of 

this code, or of a domestic violence protective or restraining order 

issued by a court of another state, a commonwealth, territory, or 

insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, a 

military tribunal, or a tribe and the peace officer has probable cause 

to believe that the person against whom the order is issued has notice 

of the order and has committed an act in violation of the order, the 

officer shall, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 13701, make 

a lawful arrest of the person without a warrant and take that person 

into custody whether or not the violation occurred in the presence 

of the arresting officer. The officer shall, as soon as possible after the 

arrest, confirm with the appropriate authorities or the Domestic 

Violence Restraining Order System maintained pursuant to Section 

6380 of the Family Code that a true copy of the protective order has 

been registered, unless the victim provides the officer with a copy of 

the protective order. 

(2) The person against whom a protective order has been issued 

shall be deemed to have notice of the order if the victim presents to 

the officer proof of service of the order, the officer confirms with the 

appropriate authorities that a true copy of the proof of service is on 

file, or the person against whom the protective order was issued was 

present at the protective order hearing or was informed by a peace 

officer of the contents of the protective order.

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(3) In situations where mutual protective orders have been issued 

under Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Family 

Code, liability for arrest under this subdivision applies only to those 

persons who are reasonably believed to have been the primary 

aggressor. In those situations, prior to making an arrest under this 

subdivision, the peace officer shall make reasonable efforts to 

identify, and may arrest, the primary aggressor involved in the 

incident. The primary aggressor is the person determined to be the 

most significant, rather than the first, aggressor. In identifying the 

primary aggressor, an officer shall consider (A) the intent of the law 

to protect victims of domestic violence from continuing abuse, (B) 

the threats creating fear of physical injury, (C) the history of 

domestic violence between the persons involved, and (D) whether 

either person involved acted in self-defense. 

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), if a suspect 

commits an assault or battery upon a current or former spouse, 

fiancé, fiancée, a current or former cohabitant as defined in Section 

6209 of the Family Code, a person with whom the suspect currently 

is having or has previously had an engagement relationship, a person 

with whom the suspect has parented a child, or is presumed to have 

parented a child pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act (Part 3 

(commencing with Section 7600) of Division 12 of the Family Code), 

a child of the suspect, a child whose parentage by the suspect is the 

subject of an action under the Uniform Parentage Act, a child of a 

person in one of the above categories, or any other person related to 

the suspect by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree, a 

peace officer may arrest the suspect without a warrant where both 

of the following circumstances apply: 

(1) The peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person 

to be arrested has committed the assault or battery, whether or not 

it has in fact been committed. 

(2) The peace officer makes the arrest as soon as probable cause 

arises to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the 

assault or battery, whether or not it has in fact been committed. 

(e) In addition to the authority to make an arrest without a 

warrant pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a), a 

peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation 

of Section 12025 when all of the following apply: 

(1) The officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to 

be arrested has committed the violation of Section 12025. 

(2) The violation of Section 12025 occurred within an airport, as 

defined in Section 21013 of the Public Utilities Code, in an area to 

which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property. 

(3) The peace officer makes the arrest as soon as reasonable cause 

arises to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the 

violation of Section 12025. 

SEC. 11. Section 13701 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

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13701. (a) Every law enforcement agency in this state shall 

develop, adopt, and implement written policies and standards for 

officers’ responses to domestic violence calls by January 1, 1986. 

These policies shall reflect that domestic violence is alleged criminal 

conduct. Further, they shall reflect existing policy that a request for 

assistance in a situation involving domestic violence is the same as any 

other request for assistance where violence has occurred. 

(b) The written policies shall encourage the arrest of domestic 

violence offenders if there is probable cause that an offense has been 

committed. These policies also shall require the arrest of an offender, 

absent exigent circumstances, if there is probable cause that a 

protective order issued under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 

2040) of Part 1 of Division 6, Division 10 (commencing with Section 

6200), or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 7700) of Part 3 of 

Division 12, of the Family Code, or Section 136.2 of this code, or by 

a court of any other state, a commonwealth, territory, or insular 

possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, a military 

tribunal, or a tribe has been violated. These policies shall discourage, 

when appropriate, but not prohibit, dual arrests. Peace officers shall 

make reasonable efforts to identify the primary aggressor in any 

incident. The primary aggressor is the person determined to be the 

most significant, rather than the first, aggressor. In identifying the 

primary aggressor, an officer shall consider the intent of the law to 

protect victims of domestic violence from continuing abuse, the 

threats creating fear of physical injury, the history of domestic 

violence between the persons involved, and whether either person 

acted in self-defense. These arrest policies shall be developed, 

adopted, and implemented by July 1, 1996. Notwithstanding 

subdivision (d), law enforcement agencies shall develop these 

policies with the input of local domestic violence agencies. 

(c) These existing local policies and those developed shall be in 

writing and shall be available to the public upon request and shall 

include specific standards for the following: 

(1) Felony arrests. 

(2) Misdemeanor arrests. 

(3) Use of citizen arrests. 

(4) Verification and enforcement of temporary restraining orders 

when (A) the suspect is present and (B) the suspect has fled. 

(5) Verification and enforcement of stay-away orders. 

(6) Cite and release policies. 

(7) Emergency assistance to victims, such as medical care, 

transportation to a shelter, or a hospital for treatment when 

necessary, and police standbys for removing personal property and 

assistance in safe passage out of the victim’s residence. 

(8) Assisting victims in pursuing criminal options, such as giving 

the victim the report number and directing the victim to the proper 

investigation unit.

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(9) Furnishing written notice to victims at the scene, including, 

but not limited to, all of the following information: 

(A) A statement informing the victim that despite official 

restraint of the person alleged to have committed domestic violence, 

the restrained person may be released at any time. 

(B) A statement that, ‘‘For further information about a shelter you 

may contact .’’ 

(C) A statement that, ‘‘For information about other services in the 

community, where available, you may contact .’’ 

(D) A statement that, ‘‘For information about the California 

victims’ compensation program, you may contact 1-800-777-9229.’’ 

(E) A statement informing the victim of domestic violence that he 

or she may ask the district attorney to file a criminal complaint. 

(F) A statement informing the victim of the right to go to the 

superior court and file a petition requesting any of the following 

orders for relief: 

(i) An order restraining the attacker from abusing the victim and 

other family members. 

(ii) An order directing the attacker to leave the household. 

(iii) An order preventing the attacker from entering the 

residence, school, business, or place of employment of the victim. 

(iv) An order awarding the victim or the other parent custody of 

or visitation with a minor child or children. 

(v) An order restraining the attacker from molesting or 

interfering with minor children in the custody of the victim. 

(vi) An order directing the party not granted custody to pay 

support of minor children, if that party has a legal obligation to do so. 

(vii) An order directing the defendant to make specified debit 

payments coming due while the order is in effect. 

(viii) An order directing that either or both parties participate in 

counseling. 

(G) A statement informing the victim of the right to file a civil suit 

for losses suffered as a result of the abuse, including medical expenses, 

loss of earnings, and other expenses for injuries sustained and damage 

to property, and any other related expenses incurred by the victim 

or any agency that shelters the victim. 

(H) In the case of an alleged violation of subdivision (e) of Section 

243 or Section 261, 261.5, 262, 273.5, 286, 288a, or 289, a ‘‘Victims of 

Domestic Violence’’ card which shall include, but is not limited to, 

the following information: 

(i) The names and phone numbers of or local county hotlines for, 

or both the phone numbers of and local county hotlines for, local 

shelters for battered women and rape victim counseling centers 

within the county, including those centers specified in Section 13837, 

and their 24-hour counseling service telephone numbers. 

(ii) A simple statement on the proper procedures for a victim to 

follow after a sexual assault.

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(iii) A statement that sexual assault by a person who is known to 

the victim, including sexual assault by a person who is the spouse of 

the victim, is a crime. 

(iv) A statement that domestic violence or assault by a person who 

is known to the victim, including domestic violence or assault by a 

person who is the spouse of the victim, is a crime. 

(10) Writing of reports. 

(d) In the development of these policies and standards, each local 

department is encouraged to consult with domestic violence experts, 

such as the staff of the local shelter for battered women and their 

children. Departments may utilize the response guidelines 

developed by the commission in developing local policies. 

SEC. 12. Section 13711 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 

13711. Whenever a protection order with respect to domestic 

violence incidents, including orders issued pursuant to Section 136.2 

and restraining orders, is applied for or issued, it shall be the 

responsibility of the clerk of the superior court to distribute a 

pamphlet to the person who is to be protected by the order that 

includes the following: 

(a) Information as specified in subdivision (i) of Section 13701. 

(b) Notice that it is the responsibility of the victim to request 

notification of an inmate’s release. 

(c) Notice that the terms and conditions of the protection order 

remain enforceable, notwithstanding any acts of the parties, and may 

be changed only by order of the court. 

(d) Notice that the protection order is enforceable in any state, in 

a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States, or on a reservation, and general 

information about agencies in other jurisdictions that may be 

contacted regarding enforcement of a protective order issued by a 

court of this state. 

SEC. 13. Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is 

amended to read: 

213.5. (a) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 311 

to declare a child a dependent child of the juvenile court, and until 

the time that the petition is dismissed or dependency is terminated, 

upon application in the manner provided by Section 527 of the Code 

of Civil Procedure, the juvenile court may issue ex parte orders (1) 

enjoining any parent, guardian, or current or former member of the 

child’s household from molesting, attacking, striking, sexually 

assaulting, stalking, or battering the child or any other child in the 

household; (2) excluding any parent, guardian, or current or former 

member of the child’s household from the dwelling of the person who 

has care, custody, and control of the child; and (3) enjoining a parent, 

guardian, or current or former member of the child’s household from 

behavior, including contacting, threatening, or disturbing the peace

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of the child, that the court determines is necessary to effectuate 

orders under paragraph (1) or (2). 

(b) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 601 or 602 

to declare a child a ward of the juvenile court, and until the time that 

the petition is dismissed or wardship is terminated, upon application 

in the manner provided by Section 527 of the Code of Civil 

Procedure, the juvenile court may issue ex parte orders (1) enjoining 

any parent, guardian or current or former member of the child’s 

household from molesting, attacking, threatening, sexually 

assaulting, stalking, or battering the child; (2) excluding any parent, 

guardian, or current or former member of the child’s household from 

the dwelling of the person who has care, custody, and control of the 

child; or (3) enjoining the child from contacting, threatening, 

stalking, or disturbing the peace of any person the court finds to be 

at risk from the conduct of the child, or with whom association would 

be detrimental to the child. 

(c) In the case in which a temporary restraining order is granted 

without notice, the matter shall be made returnable on an order 

requiring cause to be shown why the order should not be granted, on 

the earliest day that the business of the court will permit, but not later 

than 15 days or, if good cause appears to the court, 20 days from the 

date the temporary restraining order is granted. The court may, on 

the motion of the person seeking the restraining order, or on its own 

motion, shorten the time for service on the person to be restrained 

of the order to show cause. Any hearing pursuant to this section may 

be held simultaneously with any regularly scheduled hearings held 

in proceedings to declare a child a dependent child or ward of the 

juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 601, or 602, or subsequent 

hearings regarding the dependent child or ward. 

(d) The juvenile court may issue, upon notice and a hearing, any 

of the orders set forth in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). Any 

restraining order granted pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in 

effect, in the discretion of the court, not to exceed one year, unless 

otherwise terminated by the court, extended by mutual consent of 

all parties to the restraining order, or extended by further order of 

the court on the motion of any party to the restraining order. 

(e) (1) The juvenile court may issue an order made pursuant to 

subdivision (a), (c), or (d) excluding a person from a residence or 

dwelling. This order may be issued for the time and on the conditions 

that the court determines, regardless of which party holds legal or 

equitable title or is the lessee of the residence or dwelling. 

(2) The court may issue an order under paragraph (1) only on a 

showing of all of the following: 

(A) Facts sufficient for the court to ascertain that the party who 

will stay in the dwelling has a right under color of law to possession 

of the premises.

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(B) That the party to be excluded has assaulted or threatens to 

assault the other party or any other person under the care, custody, 

and control of the other party, or any minor child of the parties or of 

the other party. 

(C) That physical or emotional harm would otherwise result to the 

other party, to any person under the care, custody, and control of the 

other party, or to any minor child of the parties or of the other party. 

(f) Any order issued pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) 

shall state on its face the date of expiration of the order. 

(g) The juvenile court shall order any designated person or 

attorney to mail a copy of any order, or extension, modification, or 

termination thereof, granted pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or 

(d), by the close of the business day on which the order, extension, 

modification, or termination was granted, and any subsequent proof 

of service thereof, to each local law enforcement agency designated 

by the person seeking the restraining order or his or her attorney 

having jurisdiction over the residence of the person who has care, 

custody, and control of the child and other locations where the court 

determines that acts of domestic violence or abuse against the child 

or children are likely to occur. Each appropriate law enforcement 

agency shall make available through an existing system for 

verification, information as to the existence, terms, and current status 

of any order issued pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) to any 

law enforcement officer responding to the scene of reported 

domestic violence or abuse. 

(h) Any willful and knowing violation of any order granted 

pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be a misdemeanor 

punishable under Section 273.65 of the Penal Code. 

(i) A juvenile court restraining order related to domestic violence 

issued by a court pursuant to this section shall be issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council of California and that have been 

approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (i) 

of Section 6380 of the Family Code. However, the fact that an order 

issued by a court pursuant to this section was not issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council and approved by the Department of 

Justice shall not, in and of itself, make the order unenforceable. 

(j) Information on any juvenile court restraining order related to 

domestic violence issued by a court pursuant to this section shall be 

transmitted to the Department of Justice in accordance with 

subdivision (b) of Section 6380 of the Family Code. 

SEC. 13.5. Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is 

amended to read: 

213.5. (a) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 311 

to declare a child a dependent child of the juvenile court, and until 

the time that the petition is dismissed or dependency is terminated, 

upon application in the manner provided by Section 527 of the Code 

of Civil Procedure, the juvenile court may issue ex parte orders (1)

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enjoining any parent, guardian, or current or former member of the 

child’s household from molesting, attacking, striking, sexually 

assaulting, stalking, or battering the child or any other child in the 

household; (2) excluding any parent, guardian, or current or former 

member of the child’s household from the dwelling of the person who 

has care, custody, and control of the child; and (3) enjoining a parent, 

guardian, or current or former member of the child’s household from 

behavior, including contacting, threatening, or disturbing the peace 

of the child, that the court determines is necessary to effectuate 

orders under paragraph (1) or (2). 

(b) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 601 or 602 

to declare a child a ward of the juvenile court, and until the time that 

the petition is dismissed or wardship is terminated, upon application 

in the manner provided by Section 527 of the Code of Civil 

Procedure, the juvenile court may issue ex parte orders (1) enjoining 

any parent, guardian or current or former member of the child’s 

household from molesting, attacking, threatening, sexually 

assaulting, stalking, or battering the child; (2) excluding any parent, 

guardian, or current or former member of the child’s household from 

the dwelling of the person who has care, custody, and control of the 

child; or (3) enjoining the child from contacting, threatening, 

stalking, or disturbing the peace of any person the court finds to be 

at risk from the conduct of the child, or with whom association would 

be detrimental to the child. 

(c) In the case in which a temporary restraining order is granted 

without notice, the matter shall be made returnable on an order 

requiring cause to be shown why the order should not be granted, on 

the earliest day that the business of the court will permit, but not later 

than 15 days or, if good cause appears to the court, 20 days from the 

date the temporary restraining order is granted. The court may, on 

the motion of the person seeking the restraining order, or on its own 

motion, shorten the time for service on the person to be restrained 

of the order to show cause. Any hearing pursuant to this section may 

be held simultaneously with any regularly scheduled hearings held 

in proceedings to declare a child a dependent child or ward of the 

juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 601, or 602, or subsequent 

hearings regarding the dependent child or ward. 

(d) The juvenile court may issue, upon notice and a hearing, any 

of the orders set forth in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c). Any 

restraining order granted pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in 

effect, in the discretion of the court, not to exceed three years, unless 

otherwise terminated by the court, extended by mutual consent of 

all parties to the restraining order, or extended by further order of 

the court on the motion of any party to the restraining order. 

(e) (1) The juvenile court may issue an order made pursuant to 

subdivision (a), (c), or (d) excluding a person from a residence or 

dwelling. This order may be issued for the time and on the conditions

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that the court determines, regardless of which party holds legal or 

equitable title or is the lessee of the residence or dwelling. 

(2) The court may issue an order under paragraph (1) only on a 

showing of all of the following: 

(A) Facts sufficient for the court to ascertain that the party who 

will stay in the dwelling has a right under color of law to possession 

of the premises. 

(B) That the party to be excluded has assaulted or threatens to 

assault the other party or any other person under the care, custody, 

and control of the other party, or any minor child of the parties or of 

the other party. 

(C) That physical or emotional harm would otherwise result to the 

other party, to any person under the care, custody, and control of the 

other party, or to any minor child of the parties or of the other party. 

(f) Any order issued pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) 

shall state on its face the date of expiration of the order. 

(g) The juvenile court shall order any designated person or 

attorney to mail a copy of any order, or extension, modification, or 

termination thereof, granted pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or 

(d), by the close of the business day on which the order, extension, 

modification, or termination was granted, and any subsequent proof 

of service thereof, to each local law enforcement agency designated 

by the person seeking the restraining order or his or her attorney 

having jurisdiction over the residence of the person who has care, 

custody, and control of the child and other locations where the court 

determines that acts of domestic violence or abuse against the child 

or children are likely to occur. Each appropriate law enforcement 

agency shall make available through an existing system for 

verification, information as to the existence, terms, and current status 

of any order issued pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) to any 

law enforcement officer responding to the scene of reported 

domestic violence or abuse. 

(h) Any willful and knowing violation of any order granted 

pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be a misdemeanor 

punishable under Section 273.65 of the Penal Code. 

(i) A juvenile court restraining order related to domestic violence 

issued by a court pursuant to this section shall be issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council of California and that have been 

approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (i) 

of Section 6380 of the Family Code. However, the fact that an order 

issued by a court pursuant to this section was not issued on forms 

adopted by the Judicial Council and approved by the Department of 

Justice shall not, in and of itself, make the order unenforceable. 

(j) Information on any juvenile court restraining order related to 

domestic violence issued by a court pursuant to this section shall be 

transmitted to the Department of Justice in accordance with 

subdivision (b) of Section 6380 of the Family Code.

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SEC. 14. Section 5.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to 

Section 6380 of the Family Code proposed by both this bill and AB 

59. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and 

become effective on or before January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends 

Section 6380 of the Family Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after AB 

59, in which case Section 5 of this bill shall not become operative. 

SEC. 15. Section 6.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to 

Section 6380.5 of the Family Code proposed by both this bill and SB 

218. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and 

become effective on or before January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends 

Section 6380.5 of the Family Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after 

SB 218, in which case Section 6 of this bill shall not become operative. 

SEC. 16. Section 10.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to 

Section 836 of the Penal Code proposed by both this bill and SB 218. 

It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and 

become effective on or before January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends 

Section 836 of the Penal Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 218, 

in which case Section 10 of this bill shall not become operative. 

SEC. 17. Section 13.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to 

Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by both 

this bill and AB 1671. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills 

are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2000, (2) 

each bill amends Section 213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, 

and (3) this bill is enacted after AB 1671, in which case Section 13 of 

this bill shall not become operative. 

SEC. 18. Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government 

Code, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act 

contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local 

agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant 

to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of 

the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the claim for 

reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), 

reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund. 

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