Section 6250 Of Chapter 2. Issuance And Effect Of Emergency Protective Order From California Family Law Code >> Division 10. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.
6250
. A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency protective
order where a law enforcement officer asserts reasonable grounds to
believe any of the following:
(a) That a person is in immediate and present danger of domestic
violence, based on the person's allegation of a recent incident of
abuse or threat of abuse by the person against whom the order is
sought.
(b) That a child is in immediate and present danger of abuse by a
family or household member, based on an allegation of a recent
incident of abuse or threat of abuse by the family or household
member.
(c) That a child is in immediate and present danger of being
abducted by a parent or relative, based on a reasonable belief that a
person has an intent to abduct the child or flee with the child from
the jurisdiction or based on an allegation of a recent threat to
abduct the child or flee with the child from the jurisdiction.
(d) That an elder or dependent adult is in immediate and present
danger of abuse as defined in Section 15610.07 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, based on an allegation of a recent incident of
abuse or threat of abuse by the person against whom the order is
sought, except that no emergency protective order shall be issued
based solely on an allegation of financial abuse.