Bill > AB1753

This bill makes several changes to laws concerning protective orders, primarily focusing on firearms and ammunition, notice procedures, and remote appearances in court. Key provisions include explicitly requiring individuals subject to protective orders to relinquish any ammunition in their possession, in addition to firearms, and expanding pre-hearing firearm searches and recordkeeping requirements to cover more types of protective orders, such as civil harassment and workplace violence restraining orders. The bill also mandates that courts allow parties, support persons, or witnesses to appear remotely at hearings for postsecondary school or workplace violence restraining orders at no cost, and requires courts to develop and post rules for these remote appearances. Furthermore, it clarifies that courts cannot deny temporary restraining orders solely because the respondent wasn't notified, instead requiring prior notice only if deemed in the interest of justice and safety, and it updates procedures for peace officers serving these orders. The bill also expands the duties of district attorneys and prosecuting city attorneys to search additional databases, including the Department of Justice Automated Firearms System, when investigating domestic violence cases. Finally, it introduces new penalties for violating firearm relinquishment requirements and allows for the enforcement of extreme risk protection orders issued by other states.

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