HB 2234 Summary

• Requires courts to order persons convicted of domestic violence offenses involving certain crimes to transfer all firearms to law enforcement or licensed dealers within 24 hours of sentencing, with proof of transfer required within 48 hours.

• Establishes firearm transfer procedures for domestic violence protection orders, requiring immediate transfer after service of the order or within 24 hours if not immediately transferred, with temporary return allowed after order expiration if defendant is no longer prohibited.

• Provides immunity from prosecution for persons transporting firearms to comply with transfer orders if they possess the written order, transport an unloaded firearm, and go directly to law enforcement or a licensed dealer.

• Authorizes courts to issue search warrants upon affidavit showing probable cause that a person failed to transfer a firearm as ordered, with such non-compliance grounds for warrant issuance.

• Amends court fee provisions in section 12-284 and adds new prohibited possessor definitions in section 13-3101 related to domestic violence convictions involving specific dangerous crimes or offenses with physical force against domestic relationships.