6306.5
Effective Jan 1, 2022Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 681, Sec. 1. (AB 887) Effective January 1, 2022.
(a)
- (1) Petitions seeking domestic violence restraining orders under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 6320) and domestic violence temporary restraining orders under Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2 may be submitted electronically in every trial court. Courts shall accept these filings consistent with the timeframe in Section 246.
- (2) The notice of court date, copies of the request to mail on respondent, and the temporary restraining order, if granted, shall be remitted to the petitioner electronically.
- (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the petitioner may elect to receive documents by regular mail or to retrieve documents from the court.
- (b) The Judicial Council shall develop or amend rules and forms as necessary to implement this section.
- (c) There shall be no fee for any filings related to a petition submitted electronically in accordance with this section.
- (d) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act or other statute.