Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: Gun Violence Restraining Order NO: H 2100
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
09/8/2022 09/02/2022 09/02/2022 09/02/2022
POLICY PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (“KCSO”)
to petition and serve gun violence restraining orders and account for the firearms obtained pursuant
to those orders (Penal Code § 18108).
It is the policy of KCSO to petition and serve gun violence restraining orders in compliance with
state law and to properly account for firearms and ammunition obtained pursuant to such orders.
A Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) is a civil restraining order prohibiting a named person
from controlling, owning, purchasing, possessing, receiving, or otherwise having custody of any
firearms or ammunition, including an ammunition magazine (Penal Code § 18100).