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2008 SESSION
HB 1055 Firearms; possession by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated.
Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession of firearms by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated; penalty. Prohibits a person who has had his parental rights terminated based upon a finding of aggravated circumstances from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The bill defines aggravated circumstances as torture, chronic or severe abuse, or chronic or severe sexual abuse of a child of the parent or a child with whom the parent resided at the time such conduct occurred. A violation of this section would be a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085911720
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/12/08 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety