For pointers and tips about DV Proceedings, Click Here!
CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE
DEFINITION OF "PROTECTIVE ORDER" IN DV STATUTES
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.