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2018 SESSION
SB 641 Firearms; purchase, etc., by persons admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms by persons voluntarily admitted to an inpatient mental health facility; penalty. Prohibits a person voluntarily admitted to a state hospital or mental health facility for inpatient treatment from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm while receiving inpatient treatment and for two weeks following the date on which he is discharged from inpatient treatment. The bill requires the state hospital or mental health facility to notify the person seeking admission of such prohibition, to receive written consent from the person seeking admission to have his firearm rights temporarily revoked, and to disclose information regarding his admission to treatment to the State Police for entry in the Central Criminal Records Exchange prior to admitting such person for treatment.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100260D
- 01/10/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/18 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)