Criminal procedure: protective orders.

Crime Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ramos
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on enforcement costs or out-of-state scenarios.

Protective Orders After Prison Release

AB-285 requires courts to issue temporary protective orders when defendants convicted of domestic violence or sex offenses are released from state prison.

What This Bill Does

Requires the court to issue a temporary criminal protective order upon release from state prison for victims identified in an original protective order if the defendant is convicted and sentenced to incarceration.
The protective order lasts up to 180 days and restrains the defendant from contacting the victim.

Who It Names or Affects

Victims of domestic violence or sex offenses
Defendants convicted of these crimes who are released from state prison

Terms To Know

Protective Order: A court order that stops someone from contacting, hurting, or threatening another person.
Temporary Criminal Protective Order: A short-term protective order given to victims when a defendant is released from prison after being found guilty of certain crimes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the victim or defendant moves out of state.
It does not say how much it will cost local agencies to enforce these orders.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-04 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-10 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-01-23 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2025-01-22 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 285, as introduced, Ramos.
Criminal procedure: protective orders.
Existing law authorizes the court to issue a protective order restraining a defendant from any contact with the victim if the defendant has been charged with a crime involving domestic violence or a sex offense.
This bill would require the court, if that defendant is convicted of that crime and is sentenced to incarceration in the state prison, to, at the time of sentencing, order that upon the defendant’s release from prison, the defendant be served with a temporary criminal protective order protecting the same identified victim or victims from the original protective order. The bill would require this order to last for no more than 180 days.
By authorizing the issuance of protective orders in certain circumstances and the extension of certain protective orders, a violation of which is punishable as a
crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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