{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"18109","citation":"Pen. Code, § 18109","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 6. CONTROL OF DEADLY WEAPONS [16000. - 34400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 2. WEAPONS GENERALLY [17500. - 19405.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3.2. Gun Violence Restraining Orders [18100. - 18225.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-3.2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General [18100. - 18123.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-6/title-2/division-3.2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 724, Sec. 2.   (AB 12)   Effective January 1, 2020.   Section operative September 1, 2020, by its own provisions.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) This division does not require a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer to seek a gun violence restraining order in any case, including, but not limited to, in a case in which the agency or officer concludes, after investigation, that the criteria for issuance of a gun violence restraining order are not satisfied.</p><p>(b) A petition brought by a law enforcement officer may be made in the name of the law enforcement agency in which the officer is employed.</p><p>(c) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2020.</p>","text":"(a) This division does not require a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer to seek a gun violence restraining order in any case, including, but not limited to, in a case in which the agency or officer concludes, after investigation, that the criteria for issuance of a gun violence restraining order are not satisfied. (b) A petition brought by a law enforcement officer may be made in the name of the law enforcement agency in which the officer is employed. (c) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2020.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/general-18109","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}