SB 1165 Summary

• Requires courts to order persons convicted of domestic violence offenses to transfer all firearms to law enforcement agencies or federally licensed firearms dealers within 24 hours of sentencing.

• Mandates courts issue firearm transfer orders for defendants subject to orders of protection, with defendants required to surrender firearms within 24 hours of service.

• Establishes that transferred firearms must be returned to owners upon order expiration if the person is no longer prohibited from firearm possession, subject to background check verification.

• Allows search warrants to be issued if a person fails to comply with firearm transfer orders, with immunity from prosecution for those transporting unloaded firearms directly to law enforcement or dealers to comply.

• Creates procedures for proof of transfer documentation and prohibits prosecution of individuals complying with transfer orders while transporting unloaded firearms to surrender them.