NY S01985

Mandates police officers to seize firearms and other weapons (including rifles, shotguns, stun guns, and imitation weapons) when responding to family offense reports if the victim affirms threats or lethality assessment questions on the domestic incident report form, or if officers reasonably believe removal is necessary to protect victims

Expands existing law that allowed discretionary seizure of weapons in plain sight to require mandatory seizure under specified high-risk circumstances

Increases the minimum holding period for seized weapons from 48 hours to 120 hours before they can be returned to the owner

Requires officers to also seize any associated weapons licenses when taking custody of firearms from arrested or suspected family offense perpetrators

Permits return of seized weapons only after a written finding of no legal impediment, and only if no protection orders, extreme risk protection orders, or disqualifying criminal charges/convictions exist