Emergency Protective Orders – California Globe

Duties of Law Enforcement in Emergency Protective Orders

July 12, 2025 2:30 amJuly 12, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 10, Part 3, Chapter 3, deals with the duties of law enforcement officers in preventing domestic violence. Section 6270 requires a law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order to reduce the order to...

Emergency Protective Orders in California

July 9, 2025 2:30 amJuly 9, 2025 2:31 am

Division 10, Part 3, Chapter 1 of the California Family Code deals with emergency protective orders for the prevention of domestic violence. Section 6240 provides definitions for the following terms: “judicial officer,” “law enforcement officer,” and “abduct.” Section 6241 requires...