§ 6307
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(A)A court or court facility that receives petitions for domestic violence restraining orders under this part or domestic violence temporary restraining orders under Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2 shall permit those petitions and any filings related to those petitions to be submitted electronically. The court or court facility shall, based on the time of receipt, act on these filings consistent with Section 246.
(B)Commencing January 1, 2027, petitions and filings submitted electronically pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be at no charge to the petitioner.
(2)The request, notice of the court date, copies of the request to serve on the respondent, and the temporary restraining order, if granted, shall be provided to the petitioner electronically, unless the petitioner notes, at the time of electronic filing, that these documents will be picked up from the court or court facility.
(1)Information regarding electronic filing and access to the court’s self-help center shall be prominently displayed on each court’s homepage.
(2)Each self-help center shall maintain and make available information related to domestic violence restraining orders pursuant to this section.
(c)The Judicial Council may adopt or amend rules and forms to implement this section.