Research Center Regulations

Approved: Regulations for the California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) (formerly Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO)). In response to the public comments, and to clarify the regulations as originally proposed the Department has revised the proposed regulations to conform to the changes made to Penal Code section 14231.5 and the addition of Penal Code section 14240.

On April 7, 2022, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Department of Justice’s regulation regarding the California Restraining and Protective Order System and filed it with the Secretary of State. These regulations become effective on July 1, 2022.

Final Regulations:

• Office of Administrative Law Notice of Approval
• Text of Adopted Regulations
• Final Statement of Reasons
• Final Statement of Reasons – Appendix A
• Final Statement of Reasons – Appendix B
• Updated Informative Digest

Supplemental 15-Day Notices:

March 10, 2022

• Notice of Third Modifications to Text of Proposed Regulations
• Proposed 15-Day Modifications

October 29, 2021

• Notice of Second Modifications to Text of Proposed Regulations
• Proposed 15-Day Modifications
• Second Addendum to the Initial Statement of Reasons

August 11, 2021

• Proposed 15-Day Modifications
• Notice of Modifications to Text of Proposed Regulations, Addendum to Initial Statement of Reasons, and Addition of Documents to Rulemaking File
• Addendum to Initial Statement of Reasons
• California Department of Justice (CADOJ) California Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division Security Requirements for Research Organizations, Contractors, External Entities, & Vendors
• Document Incorporated by Reference - CJIS Cloud Control Catalog Appendix A
• Document Incorporated by Reference - CJIS Security Policy
• Document Incorporated by Reference - Requirements Companion Document to the FBI CJIS Security Policy Version 5.9

Public Notice and Related Documents:

• Secondly Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Text of Proposed Regulation
• Initial Statement of Reasons
• Document Incorporated by Reference – NIST Special Publication 800-88
• Document Relied Upon – SLDS Technical Brief
• STD 399 Fiscal Impact Statement
  • STD 399 Attachment
• STD 400