Assembly Bill A4277A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to gun violence restraining orders

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4277 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4389
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 12 §1211 to be Art 13 §1311, add Art 12 §§1211 - 1215, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3661, S4824

2015-A4277 - Summary

Relates to gun violence restraining orders; provides a procedure whereby family members may prohibit persons from owning or possessing firearms if the person poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control a firearm and a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have been determined to be inadequate.

2015-A4277 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4277

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  family  court  act, in relation to gun violence
  restraining orders

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article  12 of the family court act is renumbered article
13, section 1211 is renumbered section 1311 and  a  new  article  12  is
added to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 12
                     GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER

SECTION 1211. GENERAL.
        1212. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER.
        1213. EX PARTE GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER.
        1214. GUN  VIOLENCE  RESTRAINING  ORDER  ISSUED AFTER NOTICE AND
                HEARING.
        1215. OFFENSES.
  S 1211. GENERAL. 1. A GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER IS AN  ORDER,  IN
WRITING,  SIGNED  BY THE COURT, PROHIBITING AND ENJOINING A NAMED PERSON
FROM HAVING IN HIS  OR  HER  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL,  OWNING,  PURCHASING,
POSSESSING, OR RECEIVING ANY FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. THIS ARTICLE ESTAB-
LISHES A CIVIL RESTRAINING ORDER PROCESS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT PURPOSE.
  2.  THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF THE
PETITIONS AND ORDERS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS, AND SHALL  PROMULGATE  ANY
RULES OF COURT, NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ARTICLE.
  3.  A PETITION FOR A GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER SHALL DESCRIBE THE
NUMBER, TYPES, AND LOCATIONS OF ANY FIREARMS  AND  AMMUNITION  PRESENTLY
BELIEVED  BY THE PETITIONER TO BE POSSESSED OR CONTROLLED BY THE SUBJECT
OF THE PETITION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04326-01-5

              

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2015-A4277A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4389
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 12 §1211 to be Art 13 §1311, add Art 12 §§1211 - 1215, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3661, S4824

2015-A4277A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gun violence restraining orders; provides a procedure whereby family members may prohibit persons from owning or possessing firearms if the person poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control a firearm and a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have been determined to be inadequate.

2015-A4277A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4277--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A.  SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  family  court  act, in relation to gun violence
  restraining orders

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article  12 of the family court act is renumbered article
13, section 1211 is renumbered section 1311 and  a  new  article  12  is
added to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 12
                     GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER

SECTION 1211. GENERAL.
        1212. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER.
        1213. EX PARTE GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER.
        1214. GUN  VIOLENCE  RESTRAINING  ORDER  ISSUED AFTER NOTICE AND
                HEARING.
        1215. OFFENSES.
  S 1211. GENERAL. 1. A GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER IS AN  ORDER,  IN
WRITING,  SIGNED  BY THE COURT, PROHIBITING AND ENJOINING A NAMED PERSON
FROM HAVING IN HIS  OR  HER  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL,  OWNING,  PURCHASING,
POSSESSING, OR RECEIVING ANY FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. THIS ARTICLE ESTAB-
LISHES A CIVIL RESTRAINING ORDER PROCESS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT PURPOSE.
  2.  THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF THE
PETITIONS AND ORDERS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS, AND SHALL  PROMULGATE  ANY
RULES OF COURT, NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ARTICLE.
  3.  A PETITION FOR A GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER SHALL DESCRIBE THE
NUMBER, TYPES, AND LOCATIONS OF ANY FIREARMS  AND  AMMUNITION  PRESENTLY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04326-02-5

              

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