§ 6271

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 145, Sec. 1. (AB 238) Effective January 1, 2014.

A law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order shall do all of the following:

(a)Serve the order on the restrained person, if the restrained person can reasonably be located.
(b)Give a copy of the order to the protected person or, if the protected person is a minor child, to a parent or guardian of the endangered child who is not a restrained person, if the parent or guardian can reasonably be located, or to a person having temporary custody of the endangered child.
(c)File a copy of the order with the court as soon as practicable after issuance.
(d)Have the order entered into the computer database system for protective and restraining orders maintained by the Department of Justice.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Duties of Law Enforcement Officer

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