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2024 California Code
Penal Code - PEN
PART 1 - OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
TITLE 9 - OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS
CHAPTER 2 - Abandonment and Neglect of Children
Section 273.76.

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CA Penal Code § 273.76 (2024)
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273.76. (a) The arresting officer for an offense involving an act of domestic violence as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 13700, or in Sections 6203 and 6211 of the Family Code, shall do all of the following:

(1) Query the Automated Firearms System through the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System for any firearms owned or possessed by the arrestee.

(2) Ask the arrestee, victim, and any other household members, if applicable, about any firearms owned or possessed by the arrestee.

(3) Ensure that, pursuant to Section 18250, any firearm or other deadly weapon in plain sight or discovered pursuant to a consensual or other lawful search is taken into temporary custody.

(4) Document in detail, in the arrest report, the actions taken as required by this subdivision.

(b) The investigating or filing officer shall include a copy of the Automated Firearms System report when filing the case with the district attorney or prosecuting city attorney.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 538, Sec. 4. (AB 2907) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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