S.B. 1466 Summary

• Establishes a gun violence protective order process allowing law enforcement officers, family or household members, medical professionals, educators, or colleagues to petition family court to temporarily remove firearms and ammunition from individuals posing a danger of causing bodily injury to themselves or others.

• Creates two types of orders: ex parte gun violence protective orders (issued immediately without respondent notice, lasting until a court hearing) and one-year gun violence protective orders (issued after notice and hearing, lasting one year and renewable).

• Requires courts to issue ex parte orders on the same day a petition is submitted if probable cause exists that the respondent poses imminent danger, and to hold a hearing within 14 days to determine whether to issue a one-year order based on a preponderance of the evidence standard.

• Mandates respondents surrender all firearms and ammunition within 48 hours of service or allows police officers to take custody; allows storage fees and permits disposal after six months of notice if unclaimed, or return only after background check confirmation of eligibility.

• Requires courts to notify the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center within one business day of issuing, serving, renewing, dissolving, or terminating orders, and mandates the center make information available to law enforcement and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.