Plain English Breakdown
The bill status is listed as passed by the legislature, but no effective date was found in the metadata or summary.
Desai Safety Act: Gun Rules for People with Protective Orders
This law stops people who have a court order protecting others from family or dating violence from owning guns and requires them to give up any weapons they currently hold.
What This Bill Does
- Prohibits individuals subject to protective orders for family violence or dating violence from possessing firearms or ammunition.
- Requires courts issuing these orders to report the prohibition of gun possession.
- Mandates that affected persons surrender or transfer their firearms and ammunition.
- Creates a process for people to petition for the return of their weapons and restoration of rights after an order ends.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who are subject to protective orders due to family violence or dating violence.
- Courts that issue these types of protective orders.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify the exact dates for when this law will take effect.
- Specific details on how courts must report prohibitions are mentioned but not fully described in the summary provided.
- The specific penalties for breaking the law are noted as existing, but their amounts or lengths of time are not listed here.