Family Code section 6218

“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.

Source: Section 6218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6218. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_6218

Original Source: Section 6218, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6218. (last accessed May 12, 2025).