SB 1224 Summary

• Requires courts to order defendants placed on probation for domestic violence offenses to transfer all firearms to law enforcement within 24 hours of sentencing, or provide an affidavit stating they do not own firearms.

• Authorizes law enforcement to search a probationer's home, employment, and vehicle if firearms are not surrendered within 24 hours, and allows courts to revoke probation or impose additional jail time for non-compliance.

• Requires courts to prohibit defendants found to be credible threats from possessing or purchasing firearms during protection orders, with immediate seizure and 24-hour transfer deadline to law enforcement.

• Establishes law enforcement procedures to retrieve seized firearms through search warrants if not transferred within 24 hours, with authority to initiate contempt proceedings if violations occur.

• Allows return of seized firearms to owners after protection orders expire or are dismissed, unless the person is prohibited from firearm possession under state or federal law.