HB 2149 Summary

• Allows immediate family members or peace officers to petition courts for injunctions prohibiting firearm possession by individuals posing significant danger of personal injury to themselves or others.

• Requires petitions to include defendant's name and address, firearm descriptions, and details about mental illness, violent threats/acts, domestic violence arrests/convictions, or recent firearm acquisitions.

• Injunctions last one year from service and require defendants to surrender all firearms to the sheriff; courts may issue ex parte orders without prior notice if reasonable evidence exists of danger.

• Defendants may request one free hearing during the injunction period to challenge or modify the order within ten days.

• Violations are criminal offenses prosecutable under section 13-2810 for disobeying court orders, with no filing fees charged for petitions and service fee waivers available for eligible petitioners.