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Governor signs SB 899, extending relinquishment rules to more protective orders
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SB 899 (Skinner), Chapter 544, Statutes of 2024, extends firearm and ammunition relinquishment procedures beyond domestic violence orders to several other protective orders.
Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting
Who this affects: Per the bill text, people subject to gun violence, civil harassment, workplace violence, postsecondary violence, elder abuse, and certain criminal protective orders in California are now covered by firearm and ammunition relinquishment procedures similar to those used in domestic violence cases. Courts follow set procedures when a restrained party is believed to have firearms. This is general information, not legal advice.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 899 (Skinner) on September 24, 2024, as Chapter 544 of the Statutes of 2024, according to California Legislative Information and the governor's signing release. The bill extends firearm and ammunition relinquishment procedures, previously associated with domestic violence restraining orders, to gun violence restraining orders, civil harassment orders, workplace violence orders, postsecondary violence orders, elder abuse orders, and criminal protective orders. It sets court procedures for cases in which a restrained party is believed to possess firearms and authorizes issuance of a search warrant when a restrained party fails to relinquish firearms as ordered. According to Department of Justice Information Bulletin 2025-DLE-02, the main provisions became operative January 1, 2026. The law has been operative since that date, and the latest development is the January 1, 2026 operative date.
Sources
- California Legislative Information: SB 899 bill status
- Office of Governor Gavin Newsom: Governor Newsom signs bipartisan legislation to strengthen California's gun laws
Informational only, not legal advice. Facts are attributed to the sources listed above.