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§ 18109. — 18109. (Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 724, Sec. 2.)

California § 18109.
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Part 6.DIVISION 3.2. Gun Violence Restraining Orders
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General

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(a)This division does not require a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer to seek a gun violence restraining order in any case, including, but not limited to, in a case in which the agency or officer concludes, after investigation, that the criteria for issuance of a gun violence restraining order are not satisfied.
(b)A petition brought by a law enforcement officer may be made in the name of the law enforcement agency in which the officer is employed.
(c)This section shall become operative on September 1, 2020.

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Legislative History

Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. (AB 12) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative September 1, 2020, by its own provisions.
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