juvenile restoration; rights; firearms; civil

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the source material.

HB2676: Changes to Firearm Rights for Juvenile Offenders

This bill lowers the age limit and removes time restrictions for some young people adjudicated delinquent who want their right to own a gun restored.

What This Bill Does

• Lowers the minimum age from 30 to 25 years old for those adjudicated delinquent of dangerous offenses, serious offenses, first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, or arson before they can apply for firearm rights.
• Removes the two-year waiting period after discharge for people adjudicated delinquent of other felony offenses who want their gun rights restored.
• Requires applicants with non-serious convictions to finish court conditions, probation terms, or be discharged from juvenile corrections before applying.
• Allows a judge in the county where the person was originally judged to restore these firearm rights upon application.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who were found guilty of crimes as minors (adjudicated delinquent) and want their right to possess or carry a firearm back.
• Judges in juvenile courts and superior courts who process applications for restoring these rights.
• Clerks of the superior court who handle application paperwork.

Terms To Know

Adjudicated delinquent

A minor found guilty of a crime in juvenile court instead of being convicted as an adult.

Dangerous offense

Crimes involving the discharge, use or brandishing of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or causing serious physical injury to someone.

Serious offense

Specific severe crimes listed in state law, such as murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, and kidnapping.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not automatically restore rights; a person must still file an application with the court.
• It is unclear if this change applies to people who were already waiting for their current age limit before the law passed.
• The text does not state when this new rule will officially take effect.

Official Summary Text

HB2676 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
GOV DP 7-0-0-0

HB
2676
: juvenile restoration; rights; firearms; civil

Sponsor:
Representative Hernandez A, LD 20

House
Engrossed

Overview

Lowers
thresholds for the juvenile restoration of firearm rights subsequent to a
juvenile felony criminal conviction.

History

Minors convicted of delinquency are restricted from applying
for the right to possessing a firearm until certain conditions are met,
dependent on the type of crime. Delinquents convicted of dangerous offenses,
serious offenses, second-degree burglary or arson are prohibited from applying
until the age of 30. Delinquents convicted of any other felony offense are
prohibited from applying until two years after release (
A.R.S. � 8-249
).

Dangerous offenses are offenses involving the discharge, use
or brandishing of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or the intentional or
knowing infliction of serious physical injury on another person (
A.R.S. � 13-105
).

Serious offenses are any of the following: 1) first-degree
murder; 2) second-degree murder; 3) manslaughter; 4) aggravated assault
resulting in serious physical injury or involving the discharge, use or
threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; 5) sexual
assault; 6) any dangerous crime against children; 7) arson of an occupied
structure; 8) armed robbery; 9) first-degree burglary; 10) kidnapping; 11)
sexual conduct with a minor under fifteen years of age; and 12) child sex
trafficking (
A.R.S. � 13-706
).

Provisions

1.

Lowers the
age at which a person who was an adjudicated delinquent for outlined offenses
can request for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm from
30 years to 25 years of age. (Sec. 1)

2.

Stipulates that
a person who was an adjudicated delinquent for any other offense other than the
outlined ones cannot request for the restoration of the right to possess or
carry a firearm until they:

a.

complete any
court-ordered conditions;

b.

complete the
terms of their probation; or

c.

are
discharged from the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. (Sec. 1)

3.

Removes the
timeline restriction for a person who was an adjudicated delinquent for any
other offense other than the outlined ones to request the restoration of the
right to possess or carry a firearm. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2676 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

juvenile restoration;
rights; firearms; civil

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2676

AN
ACT

amending
section 8-249, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to juvenile court.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 8-249, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
8-249.

Restoration of the right to possess or carry a firearm; persons
adjudicated delinquent

A. A person who was adjudicated delinquent and whose
period of probation has been completed may have the right to possess or carry a
firearm restored by the superior court in the county where the person was
adjudicated at the end of the person's term of probation.

B. A person who was adjudicated delinquent and who
has been discharged from probation, on proper application, may have the right
to carry or possess a firearm restored by the judge of the juvenile court in
the county where the person was adjudicated delinquent or the judge's
successors.� The clerk of the superior court shall process the application on
the request of the person involved or the person's attorney. The
clerk of the superior court shall serve a copy of the application on the county
attorney.� The clerk of the superior court may not charge a filing fee for the
application.

C. If the person's adjudication was for a dangerous
offense under section 13-704, a serious offense as defined in section 13-706,
burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree or arson, the
person may not file for the restoration of the right to possess or carry a
firearm until the person attains
thirty

twenty-five

years of age. If the person's adjudication was for any other
felony offense, the person may not file for the restoration of the right to
possess or carry a firearm
for two years from the date of the
person's discharge
until the person does any of the
following:

1. Completes any court-ordered
conditions.

2. Completes the person's term of
probation.

3. Is discharged from the department
of juvenile corrections
.
END_STATUTE