(a) A person subject to a protective order issued pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 273.5, subdivision (l) of Section 368, or subdivision (k) of Section 646.9 shall relinquish any firearm they possess or control pursuant to this section. (b) Upon the issuance of a protective order, the court shall order the restrained person to relinquish any firearm in that personâs immediate possession or control, or subject to that personâs immediate possession or control, within 24 hours of being served with the order, either by surrendering the firearm to the control of a local law enforcement agency, or by selling the firearm to a licensed firearms dealer, as specified in Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2 of Division 6. The court shall provide the person with information on how any firearms or ammunition still in the possession of the restrained party are to be relinquished, according to local procedures, and the process for submitting a receipt to the court showing proof of relinquishment. (c) If a person refuses to relinquish a firearm or ammunition based on an assertion of the right against self-incrimination as provided by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 15 of Article I of the California Constitution, the court may grant use immunity for the act of relinquishing the firearm or ammunition as required pursuant to this section. (d) A local law enforcement agency may charge a person subject to a protective order a fee for the storage of any firearm relinquished pursuant to this section. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the local law enforcement agency for the storage of the firearm. For purposes of this subdivision, âactual costâ means expenses directly related to taking possession of a firearm, storing the firearm, and surrendering possession of the firearm to a licensed dealer as defined in Section 26700 or to the person relinquishing the firearm. (e) The protective order shall state on its face that the restrained person is prohibited from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm while the protective order is in effect and that the firearm shall be relinquished to the local law enforcement agency for that jurisdiction or sold to a licensed gun dealer, and that proof of surrender or sale shall be filed with the court within a specified period of receipt of the order. The order shall also state on its face the expiration date for relinquishment. This section does not limit a respondentâs right under existing law to petition the court at a later date for modification of the order. (f) The protective order shall prohibit the person from possessing or controlling any firearm for the duration of the order. At the expiration of the order, the local law enforcement agency shall return possession of any surrendered firearm to the restrained person, within five days after the expiration of the relinquishment order, unless the local law enforcement agency determines that (1) the firearm has been stolen, (2) the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm because they are in any prohibited class for the possession of firearms, as defined in this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900), and Sections 8100 and 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or (3) another successive order has been issued against the person under this section. If the local law enforcement agency determines that the restrained person is the legal owner of any firearm deposited with the local law enforcement agency and is prohibited from possessing any firearm, the person shall be entitled to sell or transfer the firearm to a licensed dealer as defined in Section 26700. If the firearm has been stolen, the firearm shall be restored to the lawful owner upon their identification of the firearm and proof of ownership. (g) The court may, as part of the relinquishment order, grant an exemption from the relinquishmen
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