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2014 SESSION
HB 827 Emergency custody orders; temporary firearms restriction orders.
Introduced by: J. Randall Minchew | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Emergency custody orders; temporary firearms restriction orders. Provides that a temporary firearms restriction order shall be issued by a magistrate who issues an emergency custody order. A person subject to a temporary firearms restriction order who purchases, possesses, or transports a firearm while the order is in effect is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The duration of a temporary firearms restriction order may not exceed 90 days. A person who is subject to a temporary firearms restriction order, at any time prior to the expiration of such order, may petition the general district court in the county or city in which he resides to restore his right to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103460D
- 01/08/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
- 01/29/14 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/12/14 House: Left in Courts of Justice