CH-850 - Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work

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Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work

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Form ID: CH-850
Title: Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work
Effective Date: 2026-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CH-850
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch850.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work
(CH-850)
Tells you that the court has granted permission for the restrained person to have a firearm or ammunition for work.
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Effective: January 1, 2026
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Judicial Council of California, 
courts.ca.gov 
New January 1, 2026, Mandatory Form 
Code Civ. Proc., § 527.9
Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
CH-850 Permission to Have Firearm or 
Ammunition for Work
Case Number:
This form is attached to (check one):   Form CH-130 Other:
1 Court Findings
The court finds that the restrained person (name):
a. Is required to carry a specific firearm or ammunition during scheduled work hours as a condition of their 
continued employment. 
b. Cannot be reassigned by their employer to another position where having a firearm or ammunition is not needed.
c. Is not otherwise prohibited from having firearms or ammunition under state or federal law.
d. Does not pose an additional threat of harm to any protected person or the public by having access to a specific 
firearm or ammunition.
e. Is a sworn peace officer and:
(1) The court ordered and reviewed a completed psychological evaluation of the restrained person by a licensed 
mental health professional with domestic violence expertise; and
(2) The personal safety of the restrained person depends on their ability to carry a specific firearm or 
ammunition outside of scheduled work hours. 
f. Is not a sworn peace officer and (check (1) or (2)):
(1) The court did not order the restrained person to complete a psychological evaluation.
(2) The court ordered and reviewed a completed psychological evaluation of the restrained person by a 
licensed mental health professional with domestic violence expertise.
g. Other
This is a Court Order.
CH-850, Page 1 of 2

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New January 1, 2026 Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work 
(Civil Harassment Prevention)
Case Number:
2 Court Order
a. The restrained person is (check one):
(1) Not a sworn peace officer and may have the items listed in  2  b only during scheduled work hours.
(2) A sworn peace officer and (check one):
(a) May have the items listed in   2  b while on duty.
(b) May have the items listed in   2  b while on or off duty.
b. This restraining order does not require the restrained person to relinquish the specific firearm or ammunition 
listed below:
Firearm (make): (model): (serial no.):
Ammunition (description):
Warning: The court orders listed above in  2  only apply to this restraining order. If 
you are prohibited from having a firearm or ammunition by another order or law, you 
may still be in violation of state or federal law. 
This is a Court Order.
CH-850, Page 2 of 2

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• #1

  Form ID: CH-850 Title: Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Work Effective Date: 2026-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CH-850 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/ch850.pdf Form Detail Page: Permission to Have Firearm or Ammunition for Wor…

• #2

  (1) Not a sworn peace officer and may have the items listed in 2 b only during scheduled work hours. (2) A sworn peace officer and (check one): (a) May have the items listed in 2 b while on duty. (b) May have the items listed in 2 b while on or off duty. b. This restraining order does not require the restr…