Fam. Code, § 6404 · Part 5. UNIFORM INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDERS ACT
Fam. Code, § 6404
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A foreign protection order shall, upon request of the person in possession of the order, be registered with a court of this state in order to be entered in the California Restraining and Protective Order System established under Section 6380. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court to do the following:
(1) Set forth the process whereby a person in possession of a foreign protection order may voluntarily register the order with a court of this state for entry into the California Restraining and Protective Order System.
(2) Require the sealing of foreign protection 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.
(b) A fee shall not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order. The court clerk shall provide all Judicial Council forms required by this part to a person in possession of a foreign protection order free of charge.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 72. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.
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Family Code
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California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.51California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) information formPrinted as Family Code section 6320, 6404, or 6454
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.386Procedures for filing a tribal court protective orderPrinted as Family Code section 6404 | Family Code section 6404(b)
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