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Rules and Forms | Protective Orders: Duration and Categories of Petitioners for Gun Violence Restraining Orders; Relinquishment of Firearm Rights (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends adopting 1 new gun violence restraining order (GVRO) form and revising 18 existing forms. These changes are needed to implement recent amendments in the Penal Code: Assembly Bill 12, allows an officer to file a GVRO in the name of the officer's law enforcement agency and extends the duration of a GVRO to a maximum of five years; Assembly Bill 61, allows an employer, coworker, or school administrator or teacher of a person believed to be dangerous to file a petition requesting a GVRO; and Assembly Bill 1493, authorizes a person who is the subject of a GVRO to submit a form to the court voluntarily relinquishing his or her firearm rights.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective September 1, 2020:
1. Adopt Consent to Gun Violence Restraining Order and Surrender of Firearms (form GV-125) to implement AB 1493, which amends the Penal Code to allow the subject of a petition to file a form relinquishing his or her firearm rights; and
2. Revise the following forms to implement recent statutory changes legislated in AB 12, AB 61, and AB 1493, and to use gender-neutral terms where appropriate:
o Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (form EPO-002)
o Notice of Court Hearing (form GV-009)
o Response to Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (form GV-020)
o How Can I Respond to a Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order? (form GV-020-INFO)
o Gun Violence Restraining Order After Hearing on EPO-002 (form GV-030)
o Petition for Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-100)
o Can a Gun Violence Restraining Order Help Me? (form GV-100-INFO)
o Notice of Court Hearing (form GV-109)
o Temporary Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-1...
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