HB 2764 Summary

• Courts must inquire whether a convicted person possesses a concealed weapons permit and require surrender of the permit at sentencing if the conviction makes the person a prohibited possessor or otherwise unqualified to hold the permit.

• If a person does not surrender the permit at sentencing, the court must order it revoked and notify the Department of Public Safety of the revocation.

• If a person is placed on probation and fails to surrender a revoked permit, the probation department must locate and seize the permit and transfer it to the Department of Public Safety.

• Courts must also inquire about concealed weapons permits when prohibiting defendants from possessing firearms in domestic violence protection orders and require surrender or submission of an affidavit declaring the permit lost within three business days.

• The court must notify the Department of Public Safety when revoking a concealed weapons permit in connection with a domestic violence protection order.