NM HB67

All orders of protection issued under the Family Violence Protection Act must require restrained parties to relinquish firearms and refrain from purchasing, receiving, or possessing firearms while the order is in effect

Restrained parties must immediately relinquish firearms upon service of the order of protection, rather than the previous 48-hour window, though courts may order alternative timeframes or methods

Firearms may be surrendered to law enforcement agencies, law enforcement officers, or federal firearms licensees, who must provide receipts and file documentation with the court within 72 hours

Removes the previous requirement that courts first determine the restrained party presents a "credible threat to physical safety" before ordering firearm relinquishment—now automatic with all protection orders

Law enforcement agencies may dispose of unclaimed firearms 12 months after notifying the owner, with "dispose" defined as destroying or transferring to a federal firearms licensee