§ 18197

Repealed (in Sec. 17) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 724, Sec. 18. (AB 12) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative September 1, 2020, by its own provisions.
(a)If a person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter was not present in court at the time the order was issued or renewed, the gun violence restraining order shall be personally served on the restrained person by a law enforcement officer, or by a person as provided in Section 414.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the restrained person can reasonably be located.
(b)This section shall become operative on September 1, 2020.

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Gun Violence Restraining Order Issued After Notice and Hearing

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