FL S1000

Expands firearm purchase prohibitions to include persons who voluntarily admitted to mental institutions after involuntary examination under the Baker Act, if an examining physician found them an imminent danger to themselves or others and would have petitioned for involuntary treatment.

Requires written notice to individuals meeting these conditions informing them they may be prohibited from purchasing firearms and ineligible for concealed weapons licenses, with written acknowledgment required before voluntary treatment agreement.

Mandates treatment facilities file records of findings, certifications, notices, and acknowledgments with the court clerk within 24 hours of voluntary admission; clerk must present to judge or magistrate within 24 hours for ex parte review and ordering submission to Department of Law Enforcement.

Establishes automated database maintained by Department of Law Enforcement to track persons prohibited from firearm purchases based on mental health adjudications or commitments, with records submitted within 1 month for involuntary commitments and within 24 hours for voluntary admissions meeting specified conditions.

Preserves right of adjudicated mentally defective persons or those committed to mental institutions to petition circuit court for relief from firearm disabilities, with burden on petitioner to demonstrate they will not act dangerously and relief would serve public interest.