A judge can grant a restraining order to protect  someone, their children, their property, or their pets. Once a judge grants a restraining order, the police can be called to enforce the order.

A domestic violence restraining order can include these types of orders:

• No contact

• Not harass, stalk, threaten or harm people protected by the order

• Stay away by a certain distance

• Move out from a home that is shared with the protected person

• Not have guns, firearms, or ammunition

• Pay spousal support, if you are married

• Pay child support, if you have children together

The judge can also make orders about child custody if you have children together.

For more information, check out this link: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in California | California Courts | Self Help Guide 

A Gun Violence Restraining Order is a court order that prohibits someone from having a gun, ammunition or magazines (ammunition storage and feeding devices). 

It can order someone to:

• Not have (possess or own) a gun, ammunition or magazines;

• Not buy a gun, ammunition, or magazines; and

• Turn in any guns, ammunition and magazines to the police, sell them to or store them with a licensed gun dealer.

A Gun Violence Restraining Order cannot order someone to:

• stay away from you or your family members;

• not contact or go near you, your children, other relatives, or others who live with you;

• stop abuse or harassment; or

• move out of your house.

For more information, check out this link Gun Violence Restraining Orders - abuse_firearms_selfhelp (ca.gov)