California Family Code

§ 6250

FAM § 6250 Effective Jan 1, 2004Div. 10 · Part 3 · Ch. 2

Statute text

A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency protective order where a law enforcement officer asserts reasonable grounds to believe any of the following:

(a)That a person is in immediate and present danger of domestic violence, based on the person’s allegation of a recent incident of abuse or threat of abuse by the person against whom the order is sought.

(b)That a child is in immediate and present danger of abuse by a family or household member, based on an allegation of a recent incident of abuse or threat of abuse by the family or household member.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 468, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.