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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A08406Relates to issuance of warrants for seizures of firearms in supreme court and family court.
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Expands the ability of petitioners and courts to obtain and issue warrants for the seizure of firearms when a respondent refuses to surrender them or for other good cause in protection order cases, including allowing applications when family court is not in session and by parties seeking protection.
the court shall where the respondent willfully refuses to surrender such firearm, rifle, or shotgun pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision, or may for other good cause shown, order the immediate seizure of such firearm, rifle, or shotgun, and search therefor, pursuant to an order issued in accordance with article six hundred ninety of the criminal procedure law
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends multiple statutes to facilitate and expand the issuance of court orders for the search and seizure of firearms in family court, supreme court, and domestic relations cases involving orders of protection. It does so by allowing applications when family court is not in session, permitting petitioners/parties seeking protection to apply directly, updating language for consistency, and requiring determinations on firearm surrender/revocation upon issuance or violation of protection orders. These changes make firearm removal more accessible and likely in such cases, which restricts,
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