FL H0019

Requires court records of firearm prohibitions due to mental health adjudications or commitments be entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database within 1 month for standard cases and 24 hours for voluntary mental institution admissions following involuntary examination.

Mandates clerks of court and mental health treatment facilities submit records in automated format including name, aliases, sex, and date of birth to the Department of Law Enforcement for criminal history background checks during firearm purchases.

Establishes process for individuals adjudicated mentally defective or committed to mental institutions to petition courts for relief from firearm disabilities, with courts granted 1-year waiting period before allowing repeat petitions if relief is denied.

Creates new criminal offense making it a first-degree misdemeanor to attempt to violate a firearms risk protection order, in addition to the existing third-degree felony for actual violations.

Takes effect October 1, 2022.