AZ HB2223

Requires courts to inquire whether convicted persons possess a concealed weapons permit at sentencing and order surrender of the permit if the person becomes a prohibited possessor or is unqualified to hold a permit under Arizona law.

If a convicted person does not surrender the permit at sentencing, the court shall revoke it and notify the Department of Public Safety; if the person is on probation and fails to surrender a revoked permit, the probation department must locate and seize it.

In domestic violence protection orders where a court prohibits the defendant from possessing firearms, the court must inquire if the defendant possesses a concealed weapons permit and require surrender or submission of an affidavit stating the permit is lost within three business days.

If a defendant fails to surrender a concealed weapons permit after a protection order hearing, the court shall revoke the permit and notify the Department of Public Safety.