HB1404 Summary

• Requires courts to include a firearm surrender order when issuing domestic violence protection orders that include firearm possession prohibitions.

• Mandates respondents surrender all firearms within 24 hours of being served with the protection order; failure to do so constitutes contempt of court.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to provide written statements of receipt for surrendered firearms, which serve as proof of compliance.

• Directs the Illinois Supreme Court to adopt new forms for firearm surrender orders and update existing protection order forms within 30 days of the act's effective date.

• Clarifies that firearm surrenders continue for the duration of the protection order, with provisions for destruction or transfer of firearms if the respondent cannot be located or is ineligible to possess firearms.