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MS HB1329
Bill
Status
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Oscar Denton
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AI Summary
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Courts must notify the Department of Public Safety when they adjudicate a person as mentally incompetent or order commitment to a mental health facility, and mental health facilities must notify DPS when a person voluntarily commits themselves.
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The Department of Public Safety shall use mental health notification information solely to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke concealed weapon licenses for stun guns, concealed pistols, or concealed revolvers.
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Records relating to mental health notifications are exempt from Mississippi Public Records Act and cannot be disclosed publicly.
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Department of Public Safety must maintain an automated listing of persons subject to mental health notifications and review the listing regularly to enforce licensing restrictions under existing law.
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The act takes effect July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Concealed weapon license; courts/mental health treatment facilities notify Dept. of Public Safety of incompetency/committment acts.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015