Penal Code section 18200

Every person who files a petition for an ex parte gun violence restraining order pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 18150) or a gun violence restraining order issued after notice and a hearing pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18170), knowing the information in the petition to be false or with the intent to harass, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 18200, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=18200. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_18200

Original Source: Section 18200, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=18200. (last accessed May 12, 2025).