EPO-002 - Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV)

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Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV)

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Form ID: EPO-002
Title: Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV)
Effective Date: 2025-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EPO-002
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002t.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002v.pdf
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Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV)
(EPO-002)
Tells you what emergency protective orders the court granted temporarily.
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Effective: January 1, 2025
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Judicial Council of California,  
Rev. January 1, 2025, Mandatory Form 
Penal Code, § 18125 et seq.
Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV) 
ONE copy to court, ONE copy to restrained person, ONE copy to issuing agency
Page 1 of 2
EPO-002 GUN VIOLENCE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER LAW ENFORCEMENT CASE NUMBER: 
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Court fills in case number when form is filed.
Case Number:
1. RESTRAINED PERSON (insert name):
Address:
Gender: M F Ht.: Wt.: Hair color:
Eye color: Race: Age: Date of birth:
Nonbinary
2.   TO THE RESTRAINED PERSON  
(Also see important Warnings and Information on page 2):   
You are required to surrender all firearms, ammunition, and magazines that you 
own or possess in accordance with section 18120 of the Penal Code and you 
may not have in your custody or control, own, purchase, possess, or receive, or 
attempt to purchase or receive, any firearm, ammunition, or magazine while this 
order is in effect. However a more permanent gun violence restraining order may be 
obtained from the court. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter 
connected with the order. The attorney should be consulted promptly so that the 
attorney may assist you in any matter connected with the order.  
If you have any firearms (guns), firearm parts (receivers, frames, and any item 
that may be used as or easily turned into a receiver or frame), ammunition, or 
magazines, you MUST IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER (GIVE) THEM if asked by a 
police officer. If a police officer does not ask you to surrender the items, within 24 hours 
of getting this order, you must take them to a police station or a licensed gun dealer to 
sell or store them and must file a receipt with the court proving that this has been done. 
You have 48 hours to file a receipt with the court shown to the right. If you do not file 
a receipt within 48 hours you have violated this order and can go to jail. 
You cannot own, possess, or buy body armor (defined in Penal Code section 16288). 
You must relinquish any body armor you have in your possession.
3. This order will last until:
INSERT DATE  OF 21st CALENDAR DAY (DO NOT COUNT  DAY THE ORDER IS  GRANTED)
Time
4. Court Hearing A court hearing will be set within 21 days.
A court hearing will take place at the court above on: Date: Time/Dept:
You must attend the court hearing if you do not want this restraining order against you. You may attend the hearing remotely 
(check your court's website for instructions). At the hearing, the judge can make this order last for up to five years.
5. Reasonable grounds for the issuance of this order exist, and a Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (1) is necessary because 
the Restrained Person poses an immediate danger of causing personal injury to themself or to another by having custody or control, 
owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, or magazines; and (2) less restrictive 
alternatives were ineffective or have been determined to be inadequate or inappropriate under the circumstances. 
6. Judicial officer (name): granted this order on (date): at (time): 
APPLICATION
7. Officer has a reasonable cause to believe that the grounds set forth in item 5, above, exist (state supporting facts and dates; specify 
weapons—number, type and location): 
8. Firearms (including parts) were observed reported physically searched for seized.
Ammunition (including magazines) was observed reported physically searched for seized.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
By:   
(PRINT NAME OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER)
 (SIGNATURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER)
Agency: Telephone No: Badge No:
Address:
PROOF OF SERVICE
9. I personally delivered copies of this Order to the restrained person named in item 1. 
Date of service: Time of service: Address:
10. At the time of service, I was at least 18 years of age. 
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. 
Date: 
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF SERVER/LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER) 
 (SIGNATURE OF SERVER)

EPO-002 [Rev. January 1, 2025]        GUN VIOLENCE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER (CLETS-EGV) Page 2 of 2
EPO-002GUN VIOLENCE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER
WARNINGS AND INFORMATION
TO THE RESTRAINED PERSON: You are prohibited from owning, possessing, purchasing, receiving, or attempting to 
purchase or receive a firearm (gun), a firearm part (a receiver, frame, or any item that may be used as or easily turned 
into a receiver or frame), ammunition, or a magazine. (Pen. Code, §§ 16531 & 18125 et seq.) A violation of this order is a 
misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine or imprisonment for six months or both. (Pen. Code, §§ 19 & 18205.) 
Within 24 hours of receipt of this order, you must turn in all items listed above to a law enforcement agency or sell them to 
or store them with a licensed firearms dealer until the expiration of this order. (Pen. Code, § 18125 et seq.) A receipt 
proving surrender, sale, or storage must be filed with the court within 48 hours of receipt of this order, or on the next court 
business day if the 48-hour period ends on a day when the court is closed. You must also file the receipt with the law 
enforcement agency that served you with this Order. You may use form GV-800, Receipt for Firearms, Firearm Parts, 
Ammunition, and Magazines. 
You cannot own, possess, or buy body armor (defined in Penal Code section 16288). You must relinquish any body armor 
you have in your possession.
This Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order is effective when made. It will last until the date and time in item 3 on the 
front. The court will hold a hearing within 21 days to determine if a longer-term order should be issued. If the date and 
time are not stated in item 4 on the front, you will get a notice with the date and time of the hearing in the mail at the 
residential address listed on page 1 of this form. If you would like to respond to this order in writing you must use form 
GV-020, Response to Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order. A longer-term restraining order may be requested from 
the court.
If you violate this order, you will also be prohibited from having in your custody or control, owning, purchasing, 
possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm (gun), firearm part (a receiver, frame, or any item 
that may be used as or easily turned into a receiver or frame), ammunition, or magazine for an additional five-year period, 
to begin on the expiration of the existing gun violence restraining order. (Pen. Code, §§ 16531 & 18205.)
This protective order must be enforced by all law enforcement officers in the state of California who are aware of it or 
shown a copy of it. The terms and conditions of this order remain enforceable regardless of the acts or any agreement of 
the parties; it may be changed only by order of the court.
A LA PERSONA RESTRINGIDA: Tiene prohibido ser dueño de, o poseer, comprar, recibir, o tratar de comprar o recibir un arma de 
fuego, un componente de armas de fuego (un receptor o armadura, o cualquier artículo que puede ser usado como receptor o 
armadura o fácilmente convertido en receptor o armadura), municiones o cargadores. (Cód. Penal, §§ 16531 & 18125 y siguientes). 
Una violación de esta orden es un delito menor que está sujeta a una multa de $1000 o encarcelamiento de seis meses o ambos. 
(Cód. Penal, §§ 19 & 18205.) 
Dentro de las 24 horas de recibir esta orden, tiene que entregar todos los artículos indicados arriba a una agencia del orden público o 
venderlos a un comerciante de armas autorizado, o almacenarlos con el mismo hasta el vencimiento de esta orden. (Cód. Penal, 
§ 18125 y siguientes). Se tiene que presentar a la corte una prueba de haberlos entregado, vendido, o almacenado dentro de las 48 
horas de recibir esta orden, o el próximo día hábil, si el periodo de 48 horas termina un día en que está cerrada la corte. También tiene 
que presentar el recibo a la agencia del orden público que le entregó esta Orden. Se puede usar el formulario GV-800, Recibo por 
armas de fuego, componentes de armas de fuego, munciones, y cargadores.
Se le prohíbe ser dueño de, poseer, o comprar blindaje personal (de acuerdo con la definición en la sección 16288 del Código Penal). 
Tiene que entregar todo blindaje personal que tenga en su posesión.
Esta orden de protección de emergencia de armas de fuego entra en vigencia en el momento en que se emite. Durará hasta la fecha y 
hora indicadas en el punto 3 de la primera página. Se realizará una audiencia dentro de 21 días para determinar si es necesario emitir 
una orden que dure por más tiempo. Si la fecha y la hora no se indican en el punto 4 de la primera página, recibirá un aviso con la 
fecha y la hora de la audiencia por correo a la dirección residencial indicada en la primera página. Si desea responder a esta orden por 
escrito, tiene que usar el formulario GV-020, Respuesta a la orden de protección de emergencia de armas de fuego. Se puede solicitar 
a la corte una orden de restricción a más largo plazo.
Si contraviene esta orden de restricción, se le prohibirá tener en su posesión o control, comprar, poseer o recibir, o tratar de comprar o 
recibir un arma de fuego, un componente de armas de fuego (un receptor o armadura, o cualquier artículo que puede ser usado como 
receptor o armadura o fácilmente convertido en receptor o armadura), municiones o cargadores por otro periodo de cinco años más, 
comenzando a partir del vencimiento de la orden de restricción de armas de fuego existente. (Cód. Penal, §§ 16531 & 18205.)
Todo agente del orden público del estado de California que tenga conocimiento de la orden o a quien se le muestre una copia de la 
misma tiene que hacer cumplir esta orden de protección. Los términos y condiciones de esta orden se podrán hacer cumplir 
independientemente de las acciones de las partes; solo la corte podrá cambiar esta orden.
To law enforcement: The Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order must be served on the restrained person by the officer if the 
restrained person can reasonably be located. Ask the restrained person if he or she has any firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, or 
magazines in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control. A copy must be filed with the court as soon as practicable, 
but not later than three court days, after issuance, so a hearing can be set, if one was not already scheduled. If the court did not give 
you a hearing date when issuing the order (to put in item 4 on the front), the court will set a hearing within 21 days and will provide you 
with notice of the hearing. Also, the officer must have the order entered into the computer database system for protective and 
restraining orders maintained by the Department of Justice. 
The provisions in this temporary Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order do not affect those of any other protective or restraining 
order in effect, including a criminal protective order. The provisions in another existing protective order remain in effect.

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• #1

  Form ID: EPO-002 Title: Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (CLETS-EGV) Effective Date: 2025-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/EPO-002 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/epo002.pdf Alternate Do…

• #2

  attorney may assist you in any matter connected with the order. If you have any firearms (guns), firearm parts (receivers, frames, and any item that may be used as or easily turned into a receiver or frame), ammunition, or magazines, you MUST IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER (GIVE) THEM if asked by a police officer. If a pol…

• #3

  (SIGNATURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER) Agency: Telephone No: Badge No: Address: PROOF OF SERVICE 9. I personally delivered copies of this Order to the restrained person named in item 1. Date of service: Time of service: Address: 10. At the time of service, I was at least 18 years of age. I declare under penalty…

• #4

  GV-020, Response to Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order. A longer-term restraining order may be requested from the court. If you violate this order, you will also be prohibited from having in your custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm (…

• #5

  Esta orden de protección de emergencia de armas de fuego entra en vigencia en el momento en que se emite. Durará hasta la fecha y hora indicadas en el punto 3 de la primera página. Se realizará una audiencia dentro de 21 días para determinar si es necesario emitir una orden que dure por más tiempo. Si la fecha y la …

• #6

  The provisions in this temporary Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order do not affect those of any other protective or restraining order in effect, including a criminal protective order. The provisions in another existing protective order remain in effect.