DIVISION 10. PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 6200-6460›PART 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORDERS 6300-6389›CHAPTER 3. Registration and Enforcement of Orders 6380-6389

§ 6388

California Family Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A willful and knowing violation of a protective order, as defined in Section 6218, is a crime punishable as provided by Section 273.6 of the Penal Code.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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