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AB-1753: Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures.
Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.
An act to amend Sections 527, 527.8, 527.85, 527.9, 527.11, and 527.12 of, and to add Section 527.13 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 6380, 6380.5, 6383, 6401, and 6402 of, and to add Section 6403.5 to, the Family Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 26666.10 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 273.75, 422.85, 422.865, 16520, 18120, 18120.5, 18205, 29805, and 29825 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 422.88 of, and to add Sections 136.26 and 29813.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to protective orders.
Status: Signed · As of
Last recorded action ·
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 458, Statutes of 2026.
Counsel review pending · Informational only, not legal advice
Where it stands
- Sponsor: Catherine Stefani, Catherine Blakespear, Mia Bonta, Jessica Caloza, Damon Connolly, Liz Ortega, Ash Kalra, Diane Papan, Gail Pellerin, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Pilar Schiavo, Rick Zbur
How this affects Californians
Draft explainer
Gun owners
Makes explicit that a person under a protective order must hand over ammunition as well as firearms in their immediate possession, and from 2028 lets parties and witnesses appear remotely at certain restraining order hearings at no cost.
Right now: Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.
Informational only, not legal advice. Grounded in the bill's official digest.
Sources
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