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2017 SESSION
SB 1039 Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect, which is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person. The bill also requires that any person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he is subject to a permanent protective order certify in writing to the clerk of the court that issued the order within 48 hours after being served with the order that any firearm in his possession has been sold or transferred.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101808D pdf | impact statements
- 01/23/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104564D-S1 pdf | impact statements
HISTORY
- 01/04/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101808D
- 01/04/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/23/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104564D-S1
- 01/23/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (11-Y 5-N)