Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence
Chaptered. Effective date is not on the official record yet.
Official status checked 2026-10-21 23:45 PT
Sen. Pete Harckham / Asm. Amy Paulin
Bill summary
Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
Defender utility
New York defenders on DV firearm-seizure calendars: demand the statutory trigger (DIR answers vs officer belief), scope of what was seized, and the 120-hour return clock. Separate temporary custody from lasting prohibition orders (OOP/ERPO/charge bars). Portable contrast for CA GVRO/DVRO relinquishment practice — different procedure, different return path.
Who this is for. NY PDs on DV scene seizure/return calendars; multi-state firms contrasting temporary custody vs ERPO — not a California charge.
Bank hints
- ERPO
- seizure
- family-offense