S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
July 6, 2022
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to appli-
cation for an extreme risk protection order
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6341 of the civil practice law and rules, as added
by chapter 19 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
§ 6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order. In accord-
ance with this article, a petitioner may file an application, which
shall be sworn, and accompanying supporting documentation, setting forth
the facts and circumstances justifying the issuance of an extreme risk
protection order. PROVIDED HOWEVER, A POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION
FOR AN EXTREME RISK ORDER OF PROTECTION WHEN THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO
BELIEVE THE RESPONDENT IS LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT WOULD RESULT
IN SERIOUS HARM TO HIMSELF, HERSELF OR OTHERS, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS
ONE AND TWO OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION 9.39 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE
LAW. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE SWORN, AND SUBMITTED WITH ACCOMPANYING
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SETTING FORTH THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
JUSTIFYING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER. Such appli-
cation and supporting documentation shall be filed in the supreme court
in the county in which the respondent resides. The chief administrator
of the courts shall adopt forms that may be used for purposes of such
applications and the court's consideration of such applications. Such
application form shall include inquiry as to whether the petitioner
knows, or has reason to believe, that the respondent owns, possesses or
has access to a firearm, rifle or shotgun and if so, a request that the
petitioner list or describe such firearms, rifles and shotguns, and the
respective locations thereof, with as much specificity as possible.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15929-04-2