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L.A. County officials said they have streamlined the process for receiving a notification when someone has been ordered to surrender their firearms.

The new process alerts agencies when a judge has ordered an individual in their jurisdiction to give up their guns.

Restraining order violations can lead to court orders to relinquish firearms under state law.

Officials announced Thursday that Los Angeles County has automated the process of notifying law enforcement agencies when people who violate restraining orders fail to comply with judges’ orders to hand their guns over to authorities.

Previously, court clerks had to identify which of the county’s 88 law enforcement agencies to

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