Protective orders: Wyland’s Law.

Assembly Member Stefani's protective order transparency measure, known as Wyland's Law, establishes new requirements for California courts and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to document and share information about protective order transmissions. The legislation requires superior courts to provide requestors with records demonstrating when protective orders were transmitted to the DOJ, with courts needing to respond within one business day or within two business days for same-day requests.

The DOJ must maintain documentation confirming receipt of transmitted protective order information. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may create or contract for an automated notification system allowing protected persons to verify order receipt, service status, and any attempts by restrained persons to acquire firearms while orders are active. The system would provide protected persons direct access to their case information in the California Restraining and Protective Order System.

Records demonstrating courts' fulfillment of transmission duties and DOJ's receipt confirmation become public records open to inspection and copying. These provisions apply retroactively to cases pending before January 1, 2026, when needed to verify proper transmission of protective orders. The measure encompasses all protective order types listed in existing law, including their reissuance, extension, modification, or termination, except those issued under Family Code Section 6271.