Family Code section 6272

(a)

A law enforcement officer shall use every reasonable means to enforce an emergency protective order.

(b)

A law enforcement officer who acts in good faith to enforce an emergency protective order is not civilly or criminally liable.

Source: Section 6272, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6272. (accessed May 12, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_6272

Original Source: Section 6272, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=6272. (last accessed May 12, 2025).