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AZ SB1662
Bill
Status
2/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Sally Gonzales
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AI Summary
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Creates "severe threat orders of protection" in Arizona allowing petitioners (law enforcement, family/household members, school staff, or licensed behavioral health professionals) to seek court orders prohibiting a respondent from owning, purchasing, or possessing firearms and ammunition.
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Establishes two types of orders: ex parte orders issued without notice to the respondent based on immediate and present danger, and one-year orders issued after notice and hearing based on significant danger, with hearings scheduled within 14 days and 10 days respectively.
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Requires respondents to relinquish all firearms and ammunition to local law enforcement within 24 hours of service, with law enforcement able to charge reasonable storage fees for the duration of the order.
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Allows respondents to request one hearing to terminate a one-year order at any time and allows petitioners to seek renewal within three months before expiration, with the respondent bearing the burden to prove they no longer pose significant danger.
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Requires courts to notify the Department of Public Safety within one court day of issuing, renewing, dissolving, or terminating orders, with information transmitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for firearm background checks.
Legislative Description
Order of protection; firearm possession
Reporting
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/3/2022