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Penal Code § 18100

CHAPTER 1. General

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 18100Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 898, Sec. 3. (SB 1200) Effective January 1, 2019.

(a) A gun violence restraining order is an order, in writing, signed by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms or ammunition. This division establishes a civil restraining order process to accomplish that purpose.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the term “ammunition” includes a “magazine” as defined in Section 16890.