CT HB06848

Persons subject to restraining orders, protective orders, or foreign orders of protection must surrender all firearms and ammunition within 24 hours of notice to either a federally licensed firearms dealer or the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, instead of the previous two-business-day requirement for other ineligible persons.

Removed the requirement that restraining or protective order subjects obtain notice "and an opportunity to be heard" before such orders are issued, replacing it with notice alone in criminal possession statutes.

Permits and certificates (pistol, revolver, long gun eligibility, and ammunition) revoked due to temporary ex parte orders can be reinstated upon expiration of the order if the person is otherwise eligible.

Criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition, electronic defense weapon, or pistol/revolver remains a Class C felony with mandatory minimum penalties of two years imprisonment and $5,000 in fines, which cannot be suspended or reduced without court explanation.

All provisions effective October 1, 2015.