DIVISION 10. PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 6200-6460›PART 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS 6200-6219
§ 6218
California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
“Protective order” means an order that includes any of the following restraining orders, whether issued ex parte, after notice and hearing, or in a judgment:
(a) An order described in Section 6320 enjoining specific acts of abuse.
(b) An order described in Section 6321 excluding a person from a dwelling.
(c) An order described in Section 6322 enjoining other specified behavior.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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