CA AB1344

Authorizes Alameda, El Dorado, Santa Clara, and Ventura counties to establish pilot programs until January 1, 2032, allowing district attorneys to petition for gun violence restraining orders (previously only law enforcement officers, family members, employers, coworkers, or teachers could petition)

District attorneys in participating counties must annually submit data to the California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis starting April 1, 2027, including number of petitions filed, outcomes, demographic data of restrained individuals, and reasons for petitions

The UC Davis research center may evaluate the pilot programs' impact and effectiveness, with annual reports to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Public Safety beginning July 1, 2027

Participating district attorneys must also make pilot program data available upon request to the Department of Justice and Judicial Council starting April 1, 2027

The entire chapter expires and is repealed on January 1, 2034, unless extended by subsequent legislation