NY A00486 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
This measure would authorize law enforcement agencies to temporarily withhold an individual's fireanl1 upon release from custody for a "cool- ing off period" of thirty days or after a psychiatric examiner has detemlined whether the individual is a threat to himself, herself or others.
Title
Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's prehospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to himself or herself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if he or she determines that it would be appropriate to do so.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to codes | |
| 2009-01-07 | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S63 (Same As) 2010-05-17 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
