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A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
DONAHUE
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 159 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 159 .

  2. 2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 138 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penalties.

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Senate

File

2098

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2098

BY

DONAHUE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

firearms,

including

background

checks

for

1

acquiring

pistols

or

revolvers,

identification

markings

on

2

firearms

and

firearm

parts,

trigger

locks,

extreme

risk

3

protective

orders,

mental

health

funding,

certain

firearm

4

transfers,

and

certain

related

crimes,

and

providing

5

penalties.

6

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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DIVISION

I

1

TITLE

2

Section

1.

SHORT

TITLE.

This

Act

shall

be

known

and

may

3

be

cited

as

the

“Charlie

Kirk

and

Melissa

Hortman

Firearm

4

Regulation

Act”.

5

DIVISION

II

6

BACKGROUND

CHECKS

7

Sec.

2.

Section

724.15,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

8

to

read

as

follows:

9

1.

It

is

the

intent

of

this

section

to

satisfy

federal

10

requirements

of

18

U.S.C.

§922(t)(3)

in

order

to

acquire

11

pistols

or

revolvers.

In

order

to

acquire

a

pistol

or

revolver

12

from

any

other

person,

and

in

order

to

provide

proof

of

a

13

background

check

and

notify

that

the

purchaser

is

of

legal

age,

14

a

federally

licensed

firearms

dealer,

an

unlicensed

person

is

15

required

to

have

a

valid

permit

to

acquire

or

a

valid

permit

16

to

carry

weapons

issued

in

accordance

with

this

chapter

or

the

17

person

must

complete

a

satisfactory

national

instant

criminal

18

background

check

pursuant

to

18

U.S.C.

§922(t).

A

person

under

19

the

age

of

twenty-one

shall

not

be

issued

a

permit

to

acquire

20

a

pistol

or

revolver,

nor

shall

a

nonprofessional

permit

to

21

carry

weapons

held

by

a

person

who

has

not

reached

the

age

of

22

twenty-one

be

valid

for

the

transfer

of

a

pistol

or

revolver

23

from

a

federally

licensed

firearms

dealer.

24

DIVISION

III

25

FIREARM

IDENTIFICATION

26

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

724.33

Identification

marks

on

27

firearms

——

manufacturing

firearms

——

penalties.

28

1.

As

used

in

this

section:

29

a.

“Antique

firearm”

means

the

same

as

the

term

is

defined

30

in

18

U.S.C.

§921.

31

b.

“Department”

means

the

department

of

public

safety.

32

c.

“Firearm”

means

the

same

as

the

term

is

defined

in

18

33

U.S.C.

§921.

34

d.

“Manufacture”

means

to

fabricate

or

construct

a

firearm,

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including

the

initial

assembly.

1

e.

“Security

exemplar”

means

the

same

as

the

term

is

defined

2

in

18

U.S.C.

§922.

3

f.

“Unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver”

means

a

blank,

4

casting,

or

machined

body

intended

to

be

turned

into

the

frame

5

or

lower

receiver

of

a

firearm,

with

additional

machining,

and

6

that

has

been

formed

or

machined

to

the

point

at

which

most

7

major

machining

operations

have

been

completed

to

turn

the

8

blank,

casting,

or

machined

body

into

a

frame

or

lower

receiver

9

of

a

firearm,

even

if

the

fire

control

cavity

area

of

such

10

blank,

casting,

or

machined

body

is

still

completely

solid

11

and

unmachined.

“Unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver”

does

not

12

include

a

firearm.

13

2.

No

later

than

December

1,

2026,

the

department,

in

14

consultation

with

the

bureau

of

alcohol,

tobacco,

firearms,

15

and

explosives

as

necessary,

shall

develop

and

maintain

a

16

system

to

distribute

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

of

17

identification

to

any

person

requesting

such

number

or

mark

18

pursuant

to

subsection

4

or

5.

The

department

shall

provide

19

notice

that

the

system

is

operational

by

posting

a

notification

20

on

the

department’s

internet

site

and

by

electronically

21

notifying

federally

licensed

firearms

dealers.

The

department

22

shall

maintain

identifying

information

of

the

person

requesting

23

the

number

or

mark

and

of

the

firearm

or

unfinished

frame

or

24

lower

receiver

for

which

each

number

or

mark

is

requested.

25

3.

No

person

shall

remove,

deface,

alter,

or

obliterate

26

the

name

of

any

maker

or

model,

maker’s

number,

unique

serial

27

number,

or

other

mark

of

identification

on

any

firearm.

28

The

possession

of

any

firearm

upon

which

any

identifying

29

mark,

number,

or

name

has

been

removed,

defaced,

altered,

or

30

obliterated

shall

be

prima

facie

evidence

that

the

person

31

owning

or

in

possession

of

such

firearm

has

removed,

defaced,

32

altered,

or

obliterated

the

identifying

mark,

number,

or

name.

33

4.

a.

A

person

shall

not

complete

the

manufacture

of

a

34

firearm

without

subsequently

obtaining

a

unique

serial

number

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or

other

mark

of

identification

from

the

department

pursuant

1

to

paragraph

“b”

and

engraving

upon

or

permanently

affixing

to

2

the

firearm

such

serial

number

or

other

mark

in

a

manner

that

3

conforms

with

the

requirements

imposed

on

licensed

importers

4

and

licensed

manufacturers

of

firearms

pursuant

to

18

U.S.C.

5

§923(i)

and

any

regulation

adopted

thereunder.

6

b.

No

later

than

thirty

days

after

a

person

completes

the

7

manufacture

of

a

firearm,

or

ninety

days

after

the

department

8

provides

notice

pursuant

to

subsection

2,

whichever

date

is

9

later,

the

person

shall

request

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

10

mark

of

identification

by

notifying

the

department

of

such

11

manufacture

and

providing

any

identifying

information

to

the

12

department

concerning

the

firearm

and

the

owner

of

such

firearm

13

in

a

manner

prescribed

by

the

department.

Upon

receiving

14

a

properly

submitted

request

for

a

unique

serial

number

or

15

other

mark

of

identification

from

a

person

who

completes

the

16

manufacture

of

a

firearm,

the

department

shall

determine

if

17

the

person

is

prohibited

from

purchasing

or

possessing

a

18

firearm.

If

the

person

is

not

prohibited

from

purchasing

or

19

possessing

a

firearm,

the

department

shall

issue

to

the

person

20

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

of

identification

no

21

later

than

three

business

days

after

the

person

makes

such

22

request.

Issuance

of

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

23

of

identification

pursuant

to

this

subsection

shall

not

be

24

considered

evidence

that

the

firearm

is

otherwise

lawfully

25

possessed.

26

c.

A

person

shall

not

transfer

to

another

person

a

firearm

27

manufactured

in

violation

of

this

subsection.

28

d.

A

person

shall

not

facilitate,

aid,

or

abet

the

29

manufacture

of

a

firearm

by

a

person

or

for

a

person

who

is

30

otherwise

prohibited

by

law

from

purchasing

or

possessing

a

31

firearm,

or

that

a

person

is

otherwise

prohibited

by

law

from

32

purchasing

or

possessing.

33

e.

The

provisions

of

this

subsection

do

not

apply

to

the

34

manufacture

of

a

firearm

manufactured

using

an

unfinished

frame

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or

lower

receiver

on

which

a

serial

number

or

other

identifying

1

mark

has

been

engraved

or

permanently

affixed

pursuant

to

2

subsection

5.

3

f.

The

provisions

of

this

subsection

do

not

apply

to

any

of

4

the

following:

5

(1)

The

manufacture

of

firearms

by

a

federally

licensed

6

firearms

manufacturer.

7

(2)

Any

antique

firearm

or

any

firearm

manufactured

prior

8

to

the

effective

date

of

this

Act,

provided

such

firearm

is

9

otherwise

lawfully

possessed.

10

(3)

The

delivery

or

transfer

of

a

firearm

to

a

law

11

enforcement

agency.

12

5.

a.

A

person

shall

not

sell,

deliver,

or

otherwise

13

transfer

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

that

does

not

14

have

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

of

identification

15

obtained

pursuant

to

the

system

developed

in

subsection

2.

16

b.

A

person

may

request

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

17

of

identification

for

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

18

by

providing

any

identifying

information

to

the

department

19

concerning

the

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

and

the

20

owner

of

such

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

in

a

manner

21

prescribed

by

the

department.

Upon

receiving

a

properly

22

submitted

request

for

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

23

of

identification

for

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver,

24

the

department

shall

determine

if

the

person

is

prohibited

25

from

purchasing

or

possessing

a

firearm.

If

the

person

is

26

not

prohibited

from

purchasing

or

possessing

a

firearm,

the

27

department

shall

issue

to

the

person

a

unique

serial

number

28

or

other

mark

of

identification

no

later

than

three

business

29

days

after

the

person

makes

such

request

or

ten

days

after

the

30

department

provides

notice

pursuant

to

subsection

2,

whichever

31

date

is

later.

32

c.

A

unique

serial

number

or

other

identifying

mark

obtained

33

pursuant

to

paragraph

“b”

shall

be

engraved

upon

or

permanently

34

affixed

to

the

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

in

a

manner

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that

conforms

with

the

requirements

imposed

on

licensed

1

importers

and

licensed

manufacturers

of

firearms

pursuant

to

18

2

U.S.C.

§923(i)

and

any

regulation

adopted

thereunder.

3

d.

A

person

may

arrange

in

advance

to

deliver

and

transfer

4

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

to

the

department

or

to

a

5

police

department.

6

e.

On

or

after

December

1,

2026,

a

person

shall

not

possess

7

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

unless

the

person

is

8

eligible

to

purchase

and

possess

a

firearm

under

state

and

9

federal

law.

10

f.

The

provisions

of

this

subsection

do

not

apply

to

the

11

sale,

delivery,

or

transfer

of

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

12

receiver

between

any

of

the

following:

13

(1)

A

federally

licensed

firearms

manufacturer

and

a

14

federally

licensed

firearms

dealer.

15

(2)

A

federally

licensed

firearms

importer

and

a

federally

16

licensed

firearms

dealer.

17

(3)

Multiple

federally

licensed

firearms

dealers.

18

6.

A

person

shall

not

manufacture

any

firearm

from

polymer

19

plastic

that,

after

removal

of

grips,

stocks,

and

magazines,

20

is

not

as

detectable

as

a

security

exemplar

by

walk-through

21

metal

detectors

calibrated

and

operated

to

detect

the

security

22

exemplar.

23

7.

a.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

paragraph

“b”

,

a

24

person

who

violates

a

provision

of

this

section

commits

a

class

25

“C”

felony.

26

b.

A

person

who

sells,

delivers,

or

otherwise

transfers

27

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

in

violation

of

the

28

provisions

of

this

section

knowing

that

such

unfinished

frame

29

or

lower

receiver

is

stolen

or

that

the

manufacturer’s

number

30

or

other

mark

of

identification

on

such

unfinished

frame

or

31

lower

receiver

has

been

altered,

removed,

or

obliterated

32

commits

a

class

“B”

felony.

33

c.

Any

firearm

or

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

34

possessed

in

violation

of

a

provision

of

this

section

shall

be

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to

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department.

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DIVISION

IV

2

SAFE

STORAGE

3

Sec.

4.

NEW

SECTION

.

80.49

Public

safety

trigger

lock

fund.

4

1.

A

public

safety

trigger

lock

fund

is

established

in

5

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

department.

The

6

department

may

receive

and

accept

donations,

grants,

loans,

and

7

contributions

from

any

public

or

private

source

for

deposit

8

into

the

fund.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

9

department

for

the

purposes

set

forth

in

subsection

2.

10

2.

The

department

shall

establish

a

trigger

lock

program

11

in

the

state

for

the

purpose

of

providing

free

trigger

locks

12

to

firearms

owners.

The

department

shall

work

with

law

13

enforcement

agencies

of

the

state,

local

governments,

and

other

14

local

entities

and

nonprofit

organizations

to

provide

trigger

15

locks

at

no

cost

to

firearms

owners

in

the

state.

16

3.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

fund

17

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

a

18

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

19

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated.

Notwithstanding

20

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

21

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

22

Sec.

5.

Section

724.22,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

amended

23

to

read

as

follows:

24

6.

It

shall

be

unlawful

for

any

person

to

A

person

shall

25

not

store

or

leave

a

loaded

or

unloaded

firearm

which

that

is

26

not

secured

by

a

trigger

lock

mechanism,

placed

in

a

securely

27

locked

box

or

container,

or

placed

in

some

other

location

which

28

that

a

reasonable

person

would

believe

to

be

secure

from

a

29

minor

under

the

age

of

fourteen

eighteen

years,

if

such

person

30

knows

or

has

reason

to

believe

that

a

minor

under

the

age

31

of

fourteen

eighteen

years

is

likely

to

gain

access

to

the

32

firearm

without

the

lawful

permission

of

the

minor’s

parent,

33

guardian,

or

person

having

charge

of

the

minor,

and

the

minor

34

lawfully

gains

access

to

the

firearm

without

the

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minor’s

parent,

guardian,

or

person

having

charge

of

the

1

minor

,

and

the

minor

exhibits

the

firearm

in

a

public

place

in

2

an

unlawful

manner,

or

uses

the

firearm

unlawfully

to

cause

3

injury

or

death

to

a

person

.

This

subsection

does

not

apply

if

4

the

minor

obtains

the

firearm

as

a

result

of

an

unlawful

entry

5

by

any

person.

A

violation

of

this

subsection

is

punishable

as

6

a

serious

misdemeanor.

7

DIVISION

V

8

EXTREME

RISK

PROTECTIVE

ORDERS

9

Sec.

6.

Section

664A.1,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

10

to

read

as

follows:

11

2.

a.

“Protective

order”

means

a

protective

order

issued

12

pursuant

to

chapter

232

,

a

court

order

or

court-approved

13

consent

agreement

entered

pursuant

to

this

chapter

or

chapter

14

235F

,

a

court

order

or

court-approved

consent

agreement

entered

15

pursuant

to

chapter

236

or

236A

,

including

a

valid

foreign

16

protective

order

under

section

236.19,

subsection

3

,

or

section

17

236A.19,

subsection

3

,

a

temporary

or

permanent

protective

18

order

or

order

to

vacate

the

homestead

under

chapter

598

,

or

an

19

order

that

establishes

conditions

of

release

or

is

a

protective

20

order

or

sentencing

order

in

a

criminal

prosecution

arising

21

from

a

domestic

abuse

assault

under

section

708.2A

or

older

22

individual

assault

under

section

708.2D

,

or

a

civil

injunction

23

issued

pursuant

to

section

915.22

.

24

b.

“Protective

order”

does

not

include

an

extreme

risk

25

protective

order

issued

pursuant

to

chapter

664B.

26

Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.1

Definitions.

27

As

used

in

this

chapter

unless

the

context

otherwise

28

requires:

29

1.

“Affidavit”

means

a

written

declaration

or

statement

of

30

fact

made

under

oath,

or

legally

sufficient

affirmation,

before

31

any

person

authorized

to

administer

oaths

within

or

without

the

32

state.

33

2.

“Family

member”

means

a

spouse,

person

cohabiting,

a

34

parent,

or

other

person

related

by

consanguinity

or

affinity.

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3.

“Firearm”

includes

ammunition

and

any

offensive

weapon

as

1

that

term

is

defined

in

section

724.1.

2

4.

“Intimate

relationship”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

3

section

235E.1.

4

5.

“Plaintiff”

means

a

family

member,

a

person

with

whom

the

5

respondent

is

having

an

intimate

relationship

with,

or

a

peace

6

officer

who

files

a

petition

under

this

chapter.

7

6.

“Possession”

includes

ownership,

custody,

or

control.

8

7.

“Respondent”

means

a

person

against

whom

a

protective

9

order

is

filed

under

this

chapter.

10

Sec.

8.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.2

Extreme

risk

protective

order

11

——

petition.

12

1.

A

plaintiff

may

file

a

petition

in

the

district

court

13

requesting

an

extreme

risk

protective

order.

Venue

shall

lie

14

in

the

county

where

either

party

resides.

The

petition

shall

15

contain

all

of

the

following:

16

a.

The

name

of

the

plaintiff

and

the

name

and

address

of

the

17

plaintiff’s

attorney,

if

any.

If

the

plaintiff

is

proceeding

18

pro

se,

the

petition

shall

state

a

mailing

address

for

the

19

plaintiff.

A

mailing

address

may

be

provided

by

the

plaintiff

20

pursuant

to

section

664B.6.

21

b.

A

statement

of

facts

alleging

the

respondent

presents

22

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

23

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms

24

accompanied

by

an

affidavit

stating

the

specific

statements,

25

actions,

or

facts

that

give

rise

to

the

reasons

the

respondent

26

presents

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

27

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

28

firearms.

29

c.

The

location,

type,

and

number

of

firearms

the

plaintiff

30

believes

are

possessed

by

the

respondent.

31

d.

Whether

the

respondent

is

subject

to

a

current

protective

32

order

or

a

no-contact

order.

33

e.

Whether

any

legal

proceeding

is

pending

between

the

34

plaintiff

and

respondent,

and

if

so,

the

nature

of

the

legal

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proceeding.

1

f.

Desired

relief,

including

a

request

for

temporary

or

2

emergency

orders.

3

2.

The

filing

fee

and

court

costs

for

an

extreme

risk

4

protective

order

shall

be

waived

for

the

plaintiff.

5

3.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court,

the

sheriff

of

any

6

county

in

this

state,

or

any

peace

officer

or

corrections

7

officer

shall

perform

their

duties

relating

to

service

of

8

process

without

charge

to

the

plaintiff.

When

an

order

for

9

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

entered

by

the

court,

the

10

court

may

direct

the

respondent

to

pay

to

the

clerk

of

court

11

the

fees

for

the

filing

of

the

petition

and

reasonable

costs

12

of

service

of

process

if

the

court

determines

the

respondent

13

has

the

ability

to

pay

the

plaintiff’s

fees

and

costs.

In

lieu

14

of

personal

service

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

15

pursuant

to

this

section,

the

sheriff

of

any

county

in

this

16

state,

and

other

law

enforcement

and

corrections

officers,

may

17

serve

a

respondent

with

a

short-form

notification

pursuant

to

18

section

664B.3.

19

Sec.

9.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.3

Short-form

notification.

20

1.

In

lieu

of

personal

service

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

21

order

or

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

on

a

22

respondent

whose

firearms

are

to

be

surrendered

by

such

an

23

order,

a

sheriff

of

any

county

in

this

state

or

any

peace

24

officer

or

corrections

officer

in

this

state

may

serve

the

25

respondent

with

a

short-form

notification

pursuant

to

this

26

section

to

effectuate

service

of

an

unserved

order.

27

2.

Service

of

a

short-form

notification

under

this

section

28

shall

be

allowed

during

traffic

stops

and

other

contacts

with

29

the

respondent

by

a

sheriff,

peace

officer,

or

corrections

30

officer

in

this

state

in

the

course

of

performing

official

31

duties.

The

respondent

may

be

detained

for

a

reasonable

period

32

of

time

to

complete

the

short-form

notification

process.

33

3.

When

the

short-form

notification

process

is

complete,

34

the

sheriff,

peace

officer,

or

corrections

officer

serving

the

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notification

shall

file

a

copy

of

the

notification

with

the

1

clerk

of

the

district

court.

The

filing

shall

indicate

the

2

date

and

time

the

notification

was

served

on

the

respondent.

3

4.

The

short-form

notification

shall

be

on

a

form

4

prescribed

by

the

state

court

administrator.

The

state

court

5

administrator

shall

prescribe

rules

relating

to

the

content

6

and

distribution

of

the

form

to

appropriate

law

enforcement

7

agencies

in

this

state.

The

form

shall

include

but

not

be

8

limited

to

all

of

the

following

statements:

9

a.

The

respondent

shall

immediately

surrender

all

firearms

10

in

the

respondent’s

possession

and

any

permit

to

carry

weapons

11

or

permit

to

acquire

in

the

respondent’s

possession.

12

b.

The

respondent

is

responsible

for

obtaining

a

full

copy

13

of

the

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

14

protective

order

from

the

county

sheriff

of

the

county

in

which

15

the

order

was

entered

or

from

the

clerk

of

the

district

court.

16

c.

The

terms

and

conditions

of

the

extreme

risk

protective

17

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

are

18

enforceable,

and

the

respondent

is

subject

to

arrest

for

19

violating

the

protective

order.

20

Sec.

10.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.4

Plaintiffs

proceeding

pro

se

21

——

provision

of

forms

and

assistance.

22

1.

The

department

of

justice

shall

prescribe

standard

forms

23

to

be

used

by

a

plaintiff

proceeding

pro

se

when

filing

a

24

petition

under

this

chapter.

The

standard

forms

shall

include

25

language

in

fourteen

point

boldface

type.

Standard

forms

26

prescribed

by

the

department

shall

be

the

exclusive

forms

used

27

by

a

plaintiff

proceeding

pro

se,

and

may

be

used

by

other

28

plaintiffs.

The

department

shall

distribute

the

forms

to

the

29

clerks

of

the

district

courts.

30

2.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

shall

furnish

the

31

required

forms

to

plaintiffs

seeking

an

extreme

risk

protective

32

order

through

pro

se

proceedings

pursuant

to

this

chapter.

33

Sec.

11.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.5

Assistance

by

county

attorney.

34

A

county

attorney’s

office

may

provide

assistance

to

a

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plaintiff

wishing

to

initiate

proceedings

pursuant

to

this

1

chapter

or

to

a

plaintiff

at

any

stage

of

a

proceeding

under

2

this

chapter,

if

the

plaintiff

does

not

have

sufficient

funds

3

to

pay

for

legal

assistance

and

if

the

assistance

does

not

4

create

a

conflict

of

interest

for

the

county

attorney’s

office.

5

The

assistance

provided

may

include,

but

is

not

limited

to,

6

assistance

in

obtaining

or

completing

forms,

filing

a

petition

7

or

other

necessary

pleading,

presenting

evidence

to

the

court,

8

and

enforcing

the

orders

of

the

court

entered

pursuant

to

this

9

chapter.

Providing

assistance

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

10

not

be

considered

the

private

practice

of

law

for

the

purposes

11

of

section

331.752.

12

Sec.

12.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.6

Plaintiff’s

address

——

13

confidentiality

of

records.

14

1.

A

plaintiff

may

use

any

of

the

following

addresses

as

a

15

mailing

address

for

purposes

of

filing

a

petition

under

this

16

chapter:

17

a.

The

mailing

address

of

a

shelter

or

other

agency.

18

b.

A

public

or

private

post

office

box.

19

c.

Any

other

mailing

address,

with

the

permission

of

the

20

resident

of

that

address.

21

2.

A

plaintiff

shall

report

any

change

of

address,

whether

22

designated

according

to

subsection

1

or

otherwise,

to

the

clerk

23

of

the

district

court

no

more

than

five

days

after

the

previous

24

address

on

record

becomes

invalid.

25

3.

The

entire

file

or

a

portion

of

the

file

under

this

26

chapter

shall

be

sealed

by

the

clerk

of

the

district

court

as

27

ordered

by

the

court

to

protect

the

privacy

interest

or

safety

28

of

any

person.

29

4.

Notwithstanding

subsection

3,

court

orders

shall

remain

30

public

records,

although

the

court

may

order

that

address

and

31

location

information

be

redacted

from

the

public

records.

32

Sec.

13.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.7

Hearing.

33

1.

Not

less

than

five

and

not

more

than

fifteen

days

after

34

commencing

a

proceeding

and

upon

notice

to

the

other

party,

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a

hearing

shall

be

held

at

which

the

plaintiff

must

prove

by

1

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

that

the

respondent

presents

2

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

3

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms.

4

2.

Upon

hearing,

if

the

court

finds

by

a

preponderance

of

5

the

evidence

that

the

respondent

poses

a

significant

danger

6

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

7

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms,

the

court

shall

issue

an

8

extreme

risk

protective

order

for

a

period

of

one

year.

9

3.

In

determining

whether

grounds

for

an

extreme

risk

10

protective

order

exist,

the

court

may

consider

any

relevant

11

evidence

including

but

not

limited

to

the

following:

12

a.

A

recent

act

or

threat

of

violence

by

the

respondent

13

against

the

respondent’s

self

or

others,

and

whether

such

14

violence

or

threat

involves

a

firearm.

15

b.

A

pattern

of

acts

or

threats

of

violence

against

the

16

respondent’s

self

or

others

within

the

preceding

twelve

months

17

of

the

filing

of

the

petition.

18

c.

Any

serious

mental

impairment

of

the

respondent.

19

d.

Any

violation

of

a

no-contact

order

issued

for

violations

20

or

alleged

violations

of

sections

708.2A,

708.2D,

708.7,

21

708.11,

709.2,

709.3,

and

709.4,

and

any

other

public

offense

22

for

which

there

is

a

victim.

23

e.

Any

violation

of

a

protective

order

issued

in

a

civil

24

proceeding

under

chapter

232,

235F,

236,

236A,

598,

or

915.

25

f.

The

issuance

of

a

previous

extreme

risk

protective

order

26

against

the

respondent

under

this

chapter.

27

g.

A

violation

of

a

previous

extreme

risk

protective

order

28

issued

against

the

respondent

under

this

chapter.

29

h.

A

conviction

of

the

respondent

for

a

crime

that

30

constitutes

domestic

abuse

assault

in

violation

of

section

31

708.2A.

32

i.

The

possession

of

or

access

to

a

firearm,

or

the

intent

33

to

possess

a

firearm

by

the

respondent.

34

j.

The

unlawful

or

reckless

use,

display,

or

brandishing

of

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a

firearm

by

the

respondent.

1

k.

Any

history

of

use,

attempted

use,

or

threatened

use

of

2

physical

force

by

the

respondent

against

another

person,

or

the

3

respondent’s

history

of

stalking

or

harassing

another

person.

4

l.

Any

prior

arrest

of

the

respondent

for

a

felony

offense

5

or

violent

crime.

6

m.

Evidence

of

abuse

of

a

controlled

substance

or

alcohol

7

by

the

respondent.

8

n.

Evidence

of

recent

acquisition

of

a

firearm

by

the

9

respondent.

10

4.

The

court

may:

11

a.

Examine

under

oath

the

plaintiff,

the

respondent,

and

12

any

witnesses

that

the

plaintiff

or

respondent

produces,

or

13

in

lieu

of

examination,

consider

affidavits

of

the

plaintiff,

14

the

respondent,

or

any

witnesses

the

plaintiff

or

respondent

15

produces.

16

b.

Ensure

that

a

reasonable

search

has

been

conducted

for

17

criminal

history

records

relating

to

the

respondent.

18

5.

During

the

hearing,

the

court

may

order

a

substance

abuse

19

evaluation.

20

6.

An

extreme

risk

protective

order

shall

include

all

of

the

21

following:

22

a.

A

statement

of

the

grounds

supporting

the

issuance

of

the

23

order.

24

b.

The

date

and

time

the

order

was

issued.

25

c.

The

date

and

time

the

order

expires.

26

d.

Whether

a

substance

abuse

evaluation

is

required.

27

e.

Whether

a

responsive

pleading

may

be

filed.

28

f.

A

description

of

the

firearms

to

be

surrendered.

29

g.

The

following

statement

in

substantially

the

same

form:

30

To

the

subject

of

this

protective

order:

This

order

remains

31

effective

until

the

date

and

time

noted

above.

If

you

have

32

not

done

so

already,

you

must

surrender

to

the

(insert

the

33

name

of

a

local

law

enforcement

agency

with

jurisdiction)

34

all

firearms

in

your

possession,

custody,

or

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and

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surrender

any

permit

to

carry

weapons

or

permit

to

acquire

in

1

your

possession

to

such

agency.

You

shall

not

have

in

your

2

possession

a

firearm

or

ship,

transport,

or

receive,

or

attempt

3

to

ship,

transport,

or

receive,

such

a

firearm

while

this

order

4

is

in

effect.

You

have

the

right

to

request

one

hearing

to

5

terminate

this

order

during

each

twelve-month

period

that

this

6

order

is

in

effect,

starting

from

the

date

of

this

order

and

7

continuing

through

any

extension

of

the

order.

If

the

order

8

requires

a

substance

abuse

evaluation,

you

must

first

obtain

9

such

evaluation

and

disclose

the

results

of

the

evaluation

to

10

the

court

prior

to

requesting

a

hearing.

11

7.

If

a

hearing

is

continued,

the

court

may

make

or

extend

12

any

order

issued

under

subsection

2

that

it

deems

necessary.

13

8.

Upon

the

application

of

a

party,

the

court

shall

issue

14

subpoenas

requiring

attendance

and

testimony

of

witnesses

and

15

production

of

papers.

16

9.

The

court

shall

advise

the

respondent

of

a

right

to

be

17

represented

by

counsel

of

the

respondent’s

choosing

and

to

have

18

a

continuance

to

secure

counsel.

19

10.

If

applicable,

the

court

shall

determine

whether

the

20

respondent

has

had

sufficient

opportunity

to

surrender

the

21

respondent’s

firearms

after

service

of

an

emergency

extreme

22

risk

protective

order

issued

under

section

664B.8.

23

11.

Hearings

shall

be

recorded.

24

Sec.

14.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.8

Emergency

extreme

risk

25

protective

order.

26

1.

A

plaintiff

may

request

that

an

emergency

extreme

risk

27

protective

order

be

issued

before

a

hearing

for

an

extreme

28

risk

protective

order

under

section

664B.7,

without

notice

29

to

the

respondent,

by

including

in

the

petition

detailed

30

allegations

based

on

personal

knowledge

that

the

respondent

31

poses

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others,

32

in

the

near

future,

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

33

receiving

firearms.

34

2.

In

considering

whether

to

issue

an

emergency

extreme

risk

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protective

order

under

this

section,

the

court

shall

consider

1

all

relevant

evidence

described

in

section

664B.7,

subsection

2

3.

3

3.

If

the

court

finds

there

is

good

cause

to

believe

that

4

the

respondent

poses

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

5

self

or

others,

in

the

near

future,

by

possessing,

shipping,

6

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms,

the

court

shall

issue

an

7

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order.

8

4.

The

court

shall

hold

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

9

order

hearing

in

person

or

by

telephone

on

the

day

the

petition

10

is

filed.

11

5.

When

the

court

is

unavailable

from

the

close

of

business

12

at

the

end

of

the

day

or

week

to

the

resumption

of

business

13

at

the

beginning

of

the

day

or

week,

a

petition

may

be

filed

14

before

a

district

judge,

or

district

associate

judge

designated

15

by

the

chief

judge

of

the

judicial

district,

who

may

grant

16

emergency

relief

under

this

section,

if

the

district

judge

17

or

district

associate

judge

finds

there

is

good

cause

to

18

believe

that

the

respondent

poses

a

significant

danger

to

the

19

respondent’s

self

or

others,

in

the

near

future,

by

possessing,

20

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms.

21

6.

An

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

shall

include

22

all

of

the

following:

23

a.

A

statement

of

the

grounds

supporting

the

issuance

of

the

24

order.

25

b.

The

date

and

time

the

order

was

issued.

26

c.

The

date

and

time

the

order

expires.

27

d.

Whether

a

responsive

pleading

may

be

filed.

28

e.

A

description

of

the

firearms

to

be

surrendered.

29

f.

The

date

and

time

of

the

scheduled

hearing.

30

g.

The

following

statement

in

substantially

the

same

form:

31

To

the

subject

of

this

protective

order:

This

order

remains

32

effective

until

the

date

and

time

noted

above.

If

you

have

not

33

done

so

already,

you

must

immediately

surrender

to

the

(insert

34

the

name

of

a

local

law

enforcement

agency

with

jurisdiction)

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all

firearms

in

your

possession,

custody,

or

control,

and

1

surrender

any

permit

to

carry

weapons

or

permit

to

acquire

in

2

your

possession

to

such

agency.

You

shall

not

have

in

your

3

possession

a

firearm

or

ship,

transport,

or

receive,

or

attempt

4

to

ship,

transport,

or

receive,

such

a

firearm

while

this

order

5

is

in

effect.

A

hearing

will

be

held

on

the

date

and

time

noted

6

above

to

determine

if

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

shall

7

be

issued.

Failure

to

appear

at

that

hearing

may

result

in

a

8

court

entering

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

against

you

9

that

is

valid

for

a

period

of

one

year.

You

may

seek

the

advice

10

of

an

attorney

as

to

any

matter

connected

with

this

order.

11

7.

An

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

under

12

this

section

shall

expire

upon

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

13

risk

protective

order

under

section

664B.7

or

if

the

court

14

determines

at

a

hearing

on

the

petition

for

an

extreme

risk

15

protective

order

under

section

664B.7

that

the

plaintiff

16

has

not

proven

by

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

that

the

17

respondent

presents

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

18

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

19

receiving

firearms.

20

8.

An

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

shall

be

21

served

by

the

sheriff

of

any

county

in

this

state,

a

peace

22

officer,

or

a

corrections

officer,

in

the

same

manner

provided

23

in

section

664B.2

for

the

service

of

the

notice

and

petition,

24

and

shall

be

served

concurrently

with

such

notice

of

hearing

25

and

petition,

if

possible.

Alternatively,

an

emergency

26

extreme

risk

protective

order

may

be

served

using

short-form

27

notification

pursuant

to

section

664B.3,

and

shall

be

served

28

concurrently

with

the

notice

of

hearing

and

petition,

if

29

possible.

30

Sec.

15.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.9

Notice

of

extreme

risk

31

protective

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order.

32

1.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

or

other

person

33

designated

by

the

court

shall

provide

a

copy

of

the

extreme

34

risk

protective

order

or

the

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

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order

to

the

plaintiff.

1

2.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

shall

provide

a

notice

2

and

copy

of

the

protective

order

to

the

appropriate

law

3

enforcement

agencies

and

the

twenty-four-hour

dispatcher

for

4

the

law

enforcement

agencies

in

the

same

manner

as

provided

in

5

section

235F.6,

236.5,

or

236A.7,

as

applicable.

The

clerk

6

of

the

district

court

shall

provide

a

notice

and

copy

of

a

7

termination

or

extension

of

the

protective

order

in

the

same

8

manner.

9

Sec.

16.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.10

Termination

or

extension

of

10

order.

11

1.

The

respondent

may

request

a

hearing

to

terminate

12

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

under

this

chapter

13

during

the

twelve-month

period

that

the

order

is

in

effect,

14

starting

from

the

date

of

the

order

and

continuing

through

any

15

extensions.

16

a.

Upon

receipt

of

a

request

for

a

hearing

to

terminate

17

an

extreme

risk

protective

order,

the

court

shall

set

a

date

18

for

a

hearing.

Notice

of

the

request

shall

be

served

on

the

19

plaintiff.

The

hearing

shall

occur

no

sooner

than

fourteen

20

days

and

no

later

than

thirty

days

from

the

date

of

service

of

21

the

request

upon

the

plaintiff.

22

b.

The

respondent

shall

have

the

burden

of

proving

by

a

23

preponderance

of

the

evidence

that

the

respondent

does

not

pose

24

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

25

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms.

26

c.

If

the

court

finds

after

the

hearing

that

the

respondent

27

has

met

the

burden

of

proof,

the

court

shall

terminate

the

28

extreme

risk

protective

order.

29

2.

A

family

member

may,

by

motion,

request

an

extension

30

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

within

ninety

days

of

the

31

expiration

of

the

order.

32

a.

Upon

receipt

of

a

motion

to

extend

an

extreme

risk

33

protective

order,

the

court

shall

order

the

hearing

be

held

no

34

earlier

than

fourteen

days

from

the

date

of

the

motion.

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b.

In

considering

whether

to

extend

the

extreme

risk

1

protective

order

under

this

section,

the

court

shall

consider

2

all

relevant

evidence

described

in

section

664B.7,

subsection

3

3.

4

c.

If

the

court

finds

by

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

5

that

the

requirements

for

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

6

protective

order

continue

to

be

met,

the

court

shall

extend

7

the

order.

However,

if,

after

notice,

the

motion

to

extend

is

8

uncontested

and

the

plaintiff

does

not

seek

a

modification

of

9

the

existing

order,

the

order

may

be

extended

on

the

basis

of

10

the

plaintiff’s

motion

or

affidavit

stating

that

there

has

been

11

no

material

change

in

relevant

circumstances

since

entry

of

the

12

protective

order.

13

Sec.

17.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.11

Firearms

and

firearm

permits

14

——

surrender.

15

1.

Upon

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

16

or

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order,

the

court

17

shall

order

the

respondent

to

immediately

surrender

to

the

18

law

enforcement

agency

named

in

the

protective

order

all

19

firearms

possessed

by

the

respondent

and

any

permit

to

carry

20

weapons

or

permit

to

acquire

possessed

by

the

respondent

within

21

forty-eight

hours

of

service

of

the

order

or

within

forty-eight

22

hours

of

a

hearing

held

pursuant

to

section

664B.7

at

which

the

23

respondent

was

present

and

an

order

was

subsequently

issued.

24

2.

At

the

time

of

surrendering

any

firearms,

a

law

25

enforcement

officer

taking

possession

of

any

firearms

26

shall

issue

a

receipt

identifying

all

firearms

that

have

27

been

surrendered

and

provide

a

copy

of

the

receipt

to

the

28

respondent.

Within

seventy-two

hours

after

service

of

the

29

order

the

law

enforcement

officer

serving

the

order

shall

file

30

the

original

receipt

with

the

court

and

shall

ensure

that

the

31

law

enforcement

agency

retains

a

copy

of

the

receipt.

32

3.

Upon

a

sworn

statement

or

testimony

of

the

plaintiff

or

33

of

any

law

enforcement

officer

alleging

that

the

respondent

has

34

failed

to

comply

with

the

surrender

of

firearms

and

permits

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as

required

by

any

order

issued

under

this

section,

the

court

1

shall

determine

whether

probable

cause

exists

to

believe

that

2

the

respondent

has

failed

to

surrender

all

firearms

or

permits

3

in

the

possession

of

the

respondent.

If

probable

cause

exists,

4

the

court

shall

issue

a

search

warrant

describing

the

firearms

5

and

authorizing

a

search

of

the

locations

where

the

firearms

6

are

reasonably

believed

to

be

and

the

seizure

of

any

firearms

7

discovered

in

the

search.

8

4.

If

a

person

other

than

the

respondent

claims

to

own

9

any

of

the

firearms

seized

or

surrendered

pursuant

to

this

10

chapter,

and

the

law

enforcement

agency

where

the

firearms

are

11

stored

determines

that

person

to

be

the

lawful

owner

of

the

12

firearms,

the

firearms

shall

be

returned

to

the

lawful

owner

if

13

the

lawful

owner

agrees

to

store

the

firearms

in

such

a

manner

14

that

prevents

the

respondent

from

having

access

to

the

firearms

15

during

the

time

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

emergency

16

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

in

effect.

17

Sec.

18.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.12

Firearm

surrender

——

hearing.

18

Upon

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order,

the

19

court

shall

order

a

new

hearing

within

three

business

days

20

of

the

issuance

of

the

order

that

requires

the

respondent

21

to

provide

evidence

to

the

court

that

the

respondent

has

22

surrendered

any

firearms

in

the

possession

of

the

respondent.

23

The

court

may

dismiss

the

hearing

upon

a

satisfactory

showing

24

that

the

respondent

has

complied

with

the

order.

25

Sec.

19.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.13

Firearms

——

storage.

26

All

law

enforcement

agencies

shall

develop

policies

and

27

procedures

by

June

1,

2027,

regarding

the

acceptance,

storage,

28

and

return

of

firearms

surrendered

to

a

law

enforcement

agency

29

under

this

chapter.

30

Sec.

20.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.14

Return

of

firearms

and

31

unclaimed

firearms.

32

1.

If

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

terminated

or

33

expires

without

an

extension,

the

law

enforcement

agency

in

34

possession

of

any

firearms

surrendered

by

a

respondent

shall

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return

any

such

firearms

upon

request

of

the

respondent,

1

provided

the

respondent

is

eligible

to

possess

a

firearm.

2

2.

Notwithstanding

section

809.21,

for

firearms

that

remain

3

unclaimed

by

the

lawful

owner,

the

firearms

shall

be

destroyed

4

pursuant

to

661

IAC

95.8.

5

Sec.

21.

NEW

SECTION

.

664B.15

Penalties.

6

1.

A

person

who

files

a

petition

under

this

chapter

knowing

7

the

information

in

the

petition

to

be

materially

false

commits

8

a

serious

misdemeanor.

9

2.

A

respondent

who

possesses

a

firearm

or

who

ships,

10

transports,

or

receives,

or

attempts

to

ship,

transport,

or

11

receive,

a

firearm

while

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

12

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

in

effect

commits

an

13

aggravated

misdemeanor.

14

3.

A

person

who

claims

ownership

of

a

firearm

pursuant

to

15

section

664B.11,

subsection

4,

who

agrees

to

store

the

firearm

16

in

such

a

manner

that

prevents

a

respondent

from

having

access

17

to

the

firearm

commits

a

serious

misdemeanor

if

the

respondent

18

is

later

found

to

have

access

to

the

firearm

that

is

subject

19

to

the

agreement

while

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

in

20

effect.

21

4.

A

respondent

who

violates

subsection

2

shall

be

22

prohibited

from

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

23

receiving

a

firearm

for

a

period

of

five

years

from

the

date

of

24

the

conviction.

25

Sec.

22.

Section

724.8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

26

following

new

subsections:

27

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

7.

Is

subject

to

an

extreme

risk

protective

28

order

or

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

29

under

chapter

664B.

30

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

8.

Has

been

convicted

of

a

violation

of

31

section

664B.15,

subsection

2,

within

the

previous

five

years.

32

Sec.

23.

Section

724.15,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

33

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraphs:

34

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

f.

Is

subject

to

an

extreme

risk

protective

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order

or

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

1

under

chapter

664B.

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

g.

Has

been

convicted

of

a

violation

of

3

section

664B.15,

subsection

2,

within

the

previous

five

years.

4

Sec.

24.

Section

724.26,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

5

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

a.

Except

as

provided

in

paragraph

“b”

,

a

person

who

is

7

subject

to

a

protective

order

under

18

U.S.C.

§922(g)(8)

or

who

8

has

been

convicted

of

a

misdemeanor

crime

of

domestic

violence

9

under

18

U.S.C.

§922(g)(9)

and

who

knowingly

possesses,

10

ships,

transports,

or

receives

a

firearm,

offensive

weapon,

or

11

ammunition

and

who

is

any

of

the

following

is

guilty

of

a

class

12

“D”

felony

.

:

13

(1)

Is

subject

to

a

protective

order

under

18

U.S.C.

14

§922(g)(8).

15

(2)

Has

been

convicted

of

a

misdemeanor

crime

of

domestic

16

violence

under

18

U.S.C.

§922(g)(9).

17

(3)

Is

subject

to

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

under

18

chapter

664B.

19

DIVISION

VI

20

MENTAL

HEALTH

FUNDING

21

Sec.

25.

NEW

SECTION

.

225E.1

Mental

health

firearm

safety

22

fund.

23

1.

A

mental

health

firearm

safety

fund

is

created

in

the

24

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

department

of

health

25

and

human

services

and

shall

consist

of

any

moneys

appropriated

26

by

the

general

assembly

and

any

other

moneys

available

to

and

27

obtained

or

accepted

by

the

department

for

placement

in

the

28

fund.

Moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

used

to

award

grants

to

29

organizations

or

coalitions

of

organizations

for

any

of

the

30

following

purposes:

31

a.

To

train

staff

at

a

firearms

retailer

or

a

firearm

range

32

on

how

to

recognize

signs

that

a

person

may

be

considering

33

suicide.

34

b.

To

provide

suicide

prevention

materials

for

distribution

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at

a

firearms

retailer

or

a

firearm

range.

1

c.

To

provide

voluntary,

temporary

firearm

storage

for

2

the

lawful

owner

of

a

firearm

who

is

or

may

be

experiencing

a

3

mental

health

emergency.

4

2.

A

grant

awarded

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

not

exceed

5

five

thousand

dollars

per

recipient

organization

per

fiscal

6

year.

7

3.

In

awarding

grants

pursuant

to

subsection

1,

the

8

department

shall

give

preference

to

organizations

or

coalitions

9

of

organizations

that

have

not

previously

received

a

grant

10

under

this

section.

11

4.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“organization”

means

any

12

of

the

following:

13

a.

A

county.

14

b.

A

city.

15

c.

An

Indian

tribe

as

that

term

is

defined

in

25

U.S.C.

16

§5304,

including

any

subdivision,

subsidiary,

or

business

17

enterprise

wholly

owned

by

such

an

Indian

tribe.

18

DIVISION

VII

19

FIREARM

SALES

ON

COMMERCIAL

PREMISES

20

Sec.

26.

Section

724.16,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

21

following

new

subsections:

22

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

A

person

shall

not

transfer

or

offer

to

23

transfer

a

firearm

to

another

person

unless

either

person

is

a

24

licensed

firearm

dealer,

as

defined

in

section

724.29A,

and

the

25

transfer

occurs

on

a

commercial

premises

regularly

selling

or

26

offering

for

sale

firearms

on

a

wholesale

or

retail

basis.

27

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

4.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

28

“commercial

premises”

means

a

permanent

installation,

structure,

29

or

premises

associated

with

a

place

of

business

where

goods,

30

wares,

services,

or

merchandise

are

stored

or

offered

for

sale

31

on

a

wholesale

or

retail

basis

and

that

is

regularly

opened

to

32

the

public.

33

Sec.

27.

Section

724.29A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

d,

Code

34

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

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28.

Section

724.29A,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2026,

1

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

2.

A

person

who

knowingly

solicits,

persuades,

encourages,

3

or

entices

a

licensed

firearms

dealer

or

private

seller

of

4

firearms

or

ammunition

to

transfer

a

firearm

or

ammunition

5

under

circumstances

that

the

person

knows

would

violate

the

6

laws

of

this

state

or

of

the

United

States

commits

a

class

“D”

7

felony.

8

3.

A

person

who

knowingly

provides

materially

false

9

information

to

a

licensed

firearms

dealer

or

private

seller

of

10

firearms

or

ammunition

with

the

intent

to

deceive

the

firearms

11

dealer

or

seller

about

the

legality

of

a

transfer

of

a

firearm

12

or

ammunition

commits

a

class

“D”

felony.

13

DIVISION

VIII

14

HATE

CRIMES

——

POLITICAL

AFFILIATION

15

Sec.

29.

Section

729A.2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

16

follows:

17

729A.2

Violation

of

individual

rights

——

hate

crime

——

18

enhanced

penalties

.

19

1.

“Hate

crime”

means

one

of

the

following

public

offenses

20

when

committed

against

a

person

or

a

person’s

property

because

21

of

the

person’s

race,

color,

religion,

ancestry,

national

22

origin,

political

affiliation,

sex,

sexual

orientation,

age,

23

or

disability,

or

the

person’s

association

with

a

person

of

24

a

certain

race,

color,

religion,

ancestry,

national

origin,

25

political

affiliation,

sex,

sexual

orientation,

age,

or

26

disability:

27

1.

a.

Assault

in

violation

of

individual

rights

under

28

section

708.2C

.

29

2.

b.

Violations

of

individual

rights

under

section

712.9

.

30

3.

c.

Criminal

mischief

in

violation

of

individual

rights

31

under

section

716.6A

.

32

4.

d.

Trespass

in

violation

of

individual

rights

under

33

section

716.8,

subsections

3

and

4

.

34

2.

A

hate

crime

committed

because

of

a

person’s

political

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affiliation

shall

be

classified

and

punished

as

an

offense

one

1

degree

higher

than

the

underlying

offense.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

relates

to

firearms,

including

background

checks

6

for

acquiring

pistols

or

revolvers,

identification

markings

7

on

firearms

and

firearm

parts,

trigger

locks,

extreme

risk

8

protective

orders,

mental

health

funding,

certain

firearm

9

transfers,

and

certain

related

crimes.

10

DIVISION

I

——

TITLE.

The

bill

is

titled

and

may

be

cited

as

11

the

“Charlie

Kirk

and

Melissa

Hortman

Firearm

Regulation

Act”.

12

DIVISION

II

——

BACKGROUND

CHECKS.

Current

law

provides

that

13

an

unlicensed

person

acquiring

a

pistol

or

revolver

from

a

14

federally

licensed

firearms

dealer

is

required

to

have

a

valid

15

permit

to

acquire

or

a

valid

permit

to

carry

weapons

issued

16

under

the

provisions

of

Code

chapter

724

or

the

person

must

17

complete

a

satisfactory

national

instant

criminal

background

18

check

pursuant

to

18

U.S.C.

§922(t).

19

The

bill

provides

that

in

order

for

any

person

to

acquire

20

a

pistol

or

revolver

from

any

other

person,

and

in

order

21

to

provide

proof

of

a

background

check

and

notify

that

the

22

purchaser

is

of

legal

age,

a

person

is

required

to

have

a

valid

23

permit

to

acquire

or

a

valid

permit

to

carry

weapons

issued

24

under

the

provisions

of

Code

chapter

724

or

the

person

must

25

complete

a

satisfactory

national

instant

criminal

background

26

check

pursuant

to

18

U.S.C.

§922(t).

27

DIVISION

III

——

FIREARM

IDENTIFICATION.

The

bill

requires

28

the

department

of

public

safety

(DPS),

in

consultation

with

29

the

bureau

of

alcohol,

tobacco,

firearms,

and

explosives

as

30

necessary,

by

December

1,

2026,

to

develop

and

maintain

a

31

system

to

distribute

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

of

32

identification

for

a

firearm

or

unfinished

frame

or

lower

33

receiver

intended

to

be

a

part

of

a

firearm

to

any

person

34

requesting

such

number

or

mark.

The

bill

prohibits

a

person

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from

removing,

defacing,

altering,

or

obliterating

the

name

of

1

any

maker

or

model,

maker’s

number,

unique

serial

number,

or

2

other

mark

of

identification

on

any

firearm.

The

possession

of

3

any

firearm

upon

which

any

identifying

mark,

number,

or

name

4

has

been

removed,

defaced,

altered,

or

obliterated

shall

be

5

prima

facie

evidence

that

the

person

owning

or

in

possession

of

6

such

firearm

has

removed,

defaced,

altered,

or

obliterated

the

7

identifying

mark,

number,

or

name.

8

The

bill

prohibits

a

person

from

completing

the

manufacture

9

of

a

firearm

without

subsequently

obtaining

a

unique

serial

10

number

or

other

mark

of

identification

from

DPS

and

engraving

11

upon

or

permanently

affixing

to

the

firearm

such

serial

12

number

or

other

mark

in

a

manner

that

conforms

with

federal

13

requirements.

The

bill

prohibits

a

person

from

transferring

14

to

another

person

a

firearm

manufactured

in

violation

of

the

15

bill

or

facilitating,

aiding,

or

abetting

the

manufacture

16

of

a

firearm

by

a

person

or

for

a

person

who

is

otherwise

17

prohibited

by

law

from

purchasing

or

possessing

a

firearm,

or

18

that

a

person

is

otherwise

prohibited

by

law

from

purchasing

19

or

possessing.

20

The

prohibitions

relating

to

the

manufacture

or

transfer

21

of

firearms

that

do

not

have

a

proper

identifying

mark

do

not

22

apply

to

the

manufacture

of

a

firearm

manufactured

using

an

23

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

on

which

a

serial

number

24

or

other

identifying

mark

has

been

engraved

or

permanently

25

affixed;

to

the

manufacture

of

firearms

by

a

federally

licensed

26

firearms

manufacturer;

to

any

antique

firearm

or

any

firearm

27

manufactured

prior

to

the

effective

date

of

the

bill,

provided

28

such

firearm

is

otherwise

lawfully

possessed;

or

to

the

29

delivery

or

transfer

of

a

firearm

to

a

law

enforcement

agency.

30

The

bill

prohibits

a

person

from

selling,

delivering,

or

31

otherwise

transferring

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

32

that

does

not

have

a

unique

serial

number

or

other

mark

of

33

identification

obtained

pursuant

to

the

bill.

Beginning

34

December

1,

2026,

a

person

shall

not

possess

an

unfinished

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frame

or

lower

receiver

unless

the

person

is

eligible

to

1

purchase

and

possess

a

firearm

under

state

and

federal

law.

2

These

provisions

do

not

apply

to

the

sale,

delivery,

or

3

transfer

of

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

between

4

a

federally

licensed

firearms

manufacturer

and

a

federally

5

licensed

firearms

dealer,

a

federally

licensed

firearms

6

importer

and

a

federally

licensed

firearms

dealer,

or

multiple

7

federally

licensed

firearms

dealers.

8

The

bill

prohibits

a

person

from

manufacturing

any

firearm

9

from

polymer

plastic

that,

after

removal

of

grips,

stocks,

10

and

magazines,

is

not

as

detectable

as

a

security

exemplar

by

11

walk-through

metal

detectors

calibrated

and

operated

to

detect

12

the

security

exemplar.

13

Generally,

a

person

who

violates

a

provision

of

the

bill

14

commits

a

class

“C”

felony.

However,

a

person

who

sells,

15

delivers,

or

otherwise

transfers

an

unfinished

frame

or

lower

16

receiver

in

violation

of

the

provisions

of

the

bill

knowing

17

that

such

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

is

stolen

or

that

18

the

manufacturer’s

number

or

other

mark

of

identification

on

19

such

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

has

been

altered,

20

removed,

or

obliterated

commits

a

class

“B”

felony.

Any

21

firearm

or

unfinished

frame

or

lower

receiver

possessed

in

22

violation

of

the

bill

shall

be

forfeited

to

DPS.

23

A

class

“C”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

24

than

10

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$1,370

but

not

more

than

25

$13,660.

A

class

“B”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

26

no

more

than

25

years.

27

DIVISION

IV

——

SAFE

STORAGE.

The

bill

establishes

a

public

28

safety

trigger

lock

fund

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

29

control

of

DPS.

DPS

may

receive

and

accept

donations,

grants,

30

loans,

and

contributions

from

any

public

or

private

source

for

31

deposit

into

the

trust

fund

for

the

purpose

of

providing

free

32

trigger

locks

to

firearms

owners.

DPS

shall

work

with

law

33

enforcement

agencies

of

the

state,

local

governments,

and

other

34

local

entities

and

nonprofit

organizations

to

provide

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locks

at

no

cost

to

firearms

owners

in

the

state.

1

Current

law

prohibits

any

person

from

storing

or

leaving

2

a

loaded

firearm

which

is

not

secured

by

a

trigger

lock

3

mechanism,

placed

in

a

securely

locked

box

or

container,

or

4

placed

in

some

other

location

which

a

reasonable

person

would

5

believe

to

be

secure

from

a

minor

under

the

age

of

14

years,

if

6

such

person

knows

or

has

reason

to

believe

that

a

minor

under

7

the

age

of

14

years

is

likely

to

gain

access

to

the

firearm,

the

8

minor

lawfully

gains

access

to

the

firearm

without

the

consent

9

of

the

minor’s

parent,

guardian,

or

person

having

charge

of

the

10

minor,

and

the

minor

exhibits

the

firearm

in

a

public

place

in

11

an

unlawful

manner,

or

uses

the

firearm

unlawfully

to

cause

12

injury

or

death

to

a

person.

13

The

bill

prohibits

any

person

from

storing

or

leaving

a

14

loaded

or

unloaded

firearm

that

is

not

secured

by

a

trigger

15

lock

mechanism,

placed

in

a

securely

locked

box

or

container,

16

or

placed

in

some

other

location

that

a

reasonable

person

would

17

believe

to

be

secure

from

a

minor

under

the

age

of

18

years,

if

18

such

person

knows

or

has

reason

to

believe

that

a

minor

under

19

the

age

of

18

years

is

likely

to

gain

access

to

the

firearm

20

without

the

lawful

permission

of

the

minor’s

parent,

guardian,

21

or

person

having

charge

of

the

minor,

and

the

minor

lawfully

22

gains

access

to

the

firearm

without

the

consent

of

the

minor’s

23

parent,

guardian,

or

person

having

charge

of

the

minor.

24

A

violation

of

the

bill

is

punishable

as

a

serious

25

misdemeanor.

A

serious

misdemeanor

is

punishable

by

26

confinement

for

no

more

than

one

year

and

a

fine

of

at

least

27

$430

but

not

more

than

$2,560.

28

DIVISION

V

——

EXTREME

RISK

PROTECTIVE

ORDERS.

For

purposes

29

of

this

division,

the

bill

defines

“family

member”

to

mean

a

30

spouse,

person

cohabiting,

a

parent,

or

other

person

related

by

31

consanguinity

or

affinity.

“Firearm”

includes

ammunition

and

32

any

offensive

weapon

as

that

term

is

defined

in

Code

section

33

724.1.

“Possession”

includes

ownership,

custody,

or

control.

34

“Plaintiff”

means

a

family

member,

a

person

with

whom

the

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respondent

is

having

an

intimate

relationship

with,

or

a

peace

1

officer.

“Intimate

relationship”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

2

Code

section

235E.1.

3

Under

the

bill,

a

plaintiff

may

file

a

petition

in

district

4

court

requesting

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

stating

5

that

the

subject

of

the

extreme

risk

protective

petition

6

(respondent)

presents

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

7

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

8

receiving

firearms.

The

bill

requires

the

petition

to

contain

9

an

affidavit

stating

the

specific

facts

that

give

rise

to

10

the

reasons

the

respondent

presents

a

significant

danger

to

11

the

respondent’s

self

or

others;

the

location,

type,

and

12

number

of

firearms

the

plaintiff

believes

are

possessed

by

the

13

respondent;

whether

the

respondent

is

subject

to

a

current

14

protective

order

or

no-contact

order;

and

whether

any

legal

15

proceedings

are

pending

between

the

plaintiff

and

respondent.

16

In

lieu

of

personal

service

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

17

order

on

a

respondent,

the

bill

allows

a

sheriff

of

any

county

18

in

this

state

or

any

peace

officer

or

corrections

officer

19

in

this

state

to

serve

the

respondent

with

a

short-form

20

notification

to

effectuate

service

of

an

unserved

order.

21

Short-form

notification

includes

service

during

traffic

stops

22

and

other

contacts

with

the

respondent

by

a

sheriff,

peace

23

officer,

or

corrections

officer

in

this

state

in

the

course

of

24

performing

official

duties.

25

The

bill

requires

the

department

of

justice

to

prescribe

26

standard

forms

to

be

used

by

a

plaintiff

proceeding

pro

se

when

27

filing

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

petition.

28

The

bill

permits

a

county

attorney’s

office

to

provide

29

assistance

to

a

plaintiff

wishing

to

initiate

the

filing

of

an

30

extreme

risk

protective

order

petition

or

to

a

plaintiff

at

any

31

stage

of

a

proceeding

under

the

bill,

if

the

plaintiff

does

32

not

have

sufficient

funds

to

pay

for

legal

assistance

and

if

33

the

assistance

does

not

create

a

conflict

of

interest

for

the

34

county

attorney’s

office.

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The

bill

permits

the

plaintiff

to

use

an

alternate

mailing

1

address

for

the

purposes

of

filing

a

petition

for

an

extreme

2

risk

protective

order

including

the

mailing

address

of

a

3

shelter

or

other

agency,

a

public

or

private

post

office

box,

4

or

any

other

mailing

address

with

permission

of

the

resident

of

5

that

address.

6

The

bill

requires

that

hearing

on

the

petition

for

an

extreme

7

risk

protective

order

shall

occur

not

less

than

five

but

no

8

more

than

15

days

after

commencing

the

proceeding

and

after

9

notice

to

the

respondent.

10

The

bill

provides

that

upon

hearing

on

the

petition,

if

11

the

court

finds

by

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

that

the

12

respondent

presents

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

13

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

14

receiving

firearms,

the

court

shall

issue

an

extreme

risk

15

protective

order

for

a

period

of

one

year.

In

determining

16

whether

grounds

for

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

exist,

17

the

court

may

consider

any

relevant

evidence

including

but

not

18

limited

to

the

following:

a

recent

act

or

threat

of

violence

19

by

the

respondent

against

the

respondent’s

self

or

others;

a

20

pattern

of

acts

or

threats

of

violence

against

the

respondent’s

21

self

or

others

by

the

respondent

within

the

preceding

twelve

22

months

of

the

filing

of

the

petition;

any

serious

mental

23

impairment

of

the

respondent;

any

previous

violations

of

24

no-contact

orders

or

protective

orders

by

the

respondent;

a

25

previous

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

issued

26

against

the

respondent;

a

previous

domestic

abuse

assault

27

conviction;

the

possession

of

a

firearm

or

the

reckless

use,

28

display,

or

brandishing

of

a

firearm

by

the

respondent;

any

29

history

of

use

of

physical

force

by

the

respondent

against

30

another

person;

any

prior

criminal

history

of

the

respondent;

31

and

evidence

of

abuse

of

a

controlled

substance

or

alcohol

by

32

the

respondent.

33

The

bill

allows

a

plaintiff

to

request

an

emergency

extreme

34

risk

protective

order,

without

notice

to

the

respondent,

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by

including

in

the

petition

detailed

allegations

based

on

1

personal

knowledge

that

the

respondent

poses

a

significant

2

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others,

in

the

near

3

future,

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

receiving

4

firearms.

If

the

court

finds

good

cause

to

believe

that

the

5

respondent

presents

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

6

self

or

others,

in

the

near

future,

by

possessing,

shipping,

7

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms,

the

court

shall

issue

an

8

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order.

9

The

court

shall

hold

an

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

10

order

hearing

in

person

or

by

telephone

on

the

day

the

petition

11

is

filed.

12

When

the

court

is

unavailable

from

the

close

of

business

13

at

the

end

of

the

day

or

week

to

the

resumption

of

business

14

at

the

beginning

of

the

day

or

week,

the

bill

provides

that

15

a

petition

for

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

may

be

filed

16

before

a

district

judge,

or

district

associate

judge

designated

17

by

the

chief

judge

of

the

judicial

district,

who

may

grant

18

emergency

relief,

if

the

district

judge

or

district

associate

19

judge

finds

good

cause

to

believe

that

the

respondent

presents

20

a

significant

danger

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others,

in

21

the

near

future,

by

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

22

receiving

firearms.

23

The

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

shall

be

in

24

effect

until

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

25

after

a

hearing

on

the

petition

for

an

extreme

risk

protective

26

order

or

the

court

determines

at

the

hearing

on

the

petition

27

that

the

plaintiff

has

not

proven

by

a

preponderance

of

the

28

evidence

that

the

respondent

presents

a

significant

danger

29

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

30

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms.

31

In

lieu

of

personal

service

of

an

emergency

extreme

risk

32

protective

order

on

a

respondent,

the

bill

allows

a

sheriff

of

33

any

county

in

this

state

or

any

peace

officer

or

corrections

34

officer

to

serve

the

respondent

with

a

short-form

notification

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to

effectuate

the

service

on

an

unserved

order.

Short-form

1

notification

includes

service

during

traffic

stops

and

other

2

contacts

with

the

respondent

by

the

sheriff,

peace

officer,

or

3

corrections

officer.

4

Under

the

bill,

the

respondent

may

submit

a

request

for

5

a

hearing

to

terminate

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

6

during

each

12-month

period

that

the

order

is

in

effect,

7

beginning

from

the

date

of

the

order

and

continuing

through

8

any

extensions.

The

bill

provides

that

the

respondent

shall

9

have

the

burden

of

proving

by

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

10

that

the

respondent

does

not

present

a

significant

danger

11

to

the

respondent’s

self

or

others

by

possessing,

shipping,

12

transporting,

or

receiving

firearms.

13

An

extreme

risk

protective

order

may

be

extended

under

the

14

bill.

A

family

member

may

by

motion

request

an

extension

of

an

15

extreme

risk

protective

order

within

90

days

of

the

expiration

16

of

the

order.

The

bill

provides

that

if

the

court

finds

by

17

a

preponderance

of

the

evidence

that

the

requirements

for

18

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

continue

to

be

19

met,

the

court

shall

extend

the

order.

20

Upon

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

an

21

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order,

the

bill

provides

that

22

the

court

shall

order

the

respondent

to

immediately

surrender

23

to

the

law

enforcement

agency

named

in

the

protective

order

all

24

firearms

possessed

by

the

respondent

and

any

permit

to

carry

25

weapons

or

permit

to

acquire

possessed

by

the

respondent

within

26

48

hours

of

being

served

with

the

order

or

within

48

hours

of

27

the

end

of

the

hearing

on

the

petition

at

which

the

respondent

28

was

present

and

an

order

was

subsequently

issued.

29

The

bill

requires

that

at

the

time

of

surrendering

any

30

firearms,

a

peace

officer

taking

possession

of

any

firearms

31

shall

issue

a

receipt

identifying

all

firearms

that

have

32

been

surrendered

and

provide

a

copy

of

the

receipt

to

the

33

respondent.

34

Upon

a

sworn

statement

or

testimony

of

the

petitioner

or

of

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any

peace

officer

alleging

that

the

respondent

has

failed

to

1

comply

with

the

surrender

of

firearms

and

permits

as

required

2

by

any

order,

the

bill

requires

the

court

to

determine

whether

3

probable

cause

exists

to

believe

that

the

respondent

has

failed

4

to

surrender

all

firearms

or

permits

in

the

possession

of

the

5

respondent.

If

probable

cause

exists,

the

bill

requires

the

6

court

to

issue

a

search

warrant

describing

the

firearms

and

7

authorizing

a

search

of

the

locations

where

the

firearms

are

8

reasonably

believed

to

be

and

the

seizure

of

any

firearms

9

discovered

in

the

search.

10

If

a

person

other

than

the

respondent

claims

to

own

any

of

11

the

firearms

seized

or

surrendered

pursuant

to

the

bill

and

the

12

law

enforcement

agency

where

the

firearms

are

stored

determines

13

the

person

to

be

the

lawful

owner

of

the

firearms,

the

firearms

14

shall

be

returned

to

the

lawful

owner

if

the

lawful

owner

15

agrees

to

store

the

firearms

in

such

a

manner

that

prevents

16

the

respondent

from

having

access

to

the

firearms

during

the

17

time

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

18

protective

order

is

in

effect.

Under

the

bill,

the

lawful

19

owner

commits

a

serious

misdemeanor

if

the

respondent

is

later

20

found

to

have

access

to

the

firearms

while

an

extreme

risk

21

protective

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

22

in

effect

against

the

respondent.

23

Upon

the

issuance

of

an

extreme

risk

protective

order,

the

24

bill

requires

the

court

to

order

a

new

hearing

within

three

25

business

days

of

the

issuance

of

the

extreme

risk

protective

26

order

that

requires

the

respondent

to

provide

evidence

to

the

27

court

that

the

respondent

has

surrendered

any

firearms

in

28

the

possession

of

the

respondent.

The

court

may

dismiss

the

29

hearing

upon

a

satisfactory

showing

that

the

respondent

has

30

complied

with

the

extreme

risk

protective

order.

31

All

law

enforcement

agencies

must

develop

policies

and

32

procedures

by

June

1,

2027,

regarding

the

acceptance,

storage,

33

and

return

of

firearms

surrendered

to

a

law

enforcement

agency

34

under

the

bill.

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Under

the

bill,

if

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

1

terminated

or

expires

without

an

extension,

the

law

enforcement

2

agency

holding

any

firearms

surrendered

by

the

respondent

shall

3

return

any

firearms

to

the

respondent

upon

request

of

the

4

respondent,

provided

the

respondent

is

eligible

to

possess

a

5

firearm.

6

Notwithstanding

Code

section

809.21

(sale

of

certain

7

ammunition

and

firearms),

for

firearms

that

remain

unclaimed

by

8

the

lawful

owner,

the

firearms

shall

be

destroyed

pursuant

to

9

661

IAC

95.8.

10

The

bill

provides

that

a

respondent

shall

not

be

eligible

11

to

obtain

a

permit

to

carry

weapons

or

a

permit

to

acquire

12

pistols

or

revolvers

while

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

or

13

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

is

in

effect

against

14

the

respondent.

15

The

bill

provides

that

a

plaintiff

who

files

a

petition

for

16

an

extreme

risk

protective

order

knowing

the

information

in

the

17

petition

to

be

materially

false

commits

a

serious

misdemeanor.

18

The

bill

provides

that

a

respondent

who

possesses

a

firearm

19

or

who

ships,

transports,

or

receives,

or

attempts

to

ship,

20

transport,

or

receive,

such

a

firearm

while

an

extreme

risk

21

protective

order

or

emergency

extreme

risk

protective

order

22

is

in

effect

against

the

respondent

commits

an

aggravated

23

misdemeanor.

A

respondent

who

violates

this

provision

shall

24

be

prohibited

from

possessing,

shipping,

transporting,

or

25

receiving

a

firearm

for

a

period

of

five

years

from

the

date

26

of

the

conviction.

If

during

the

five-year

prohibition

period

27

the

respondent

knowingly

has

under

the

respondent’s

dominion

28

and

control

or

possession

or

ships,

transports,

or

receives,

or

29

causes

to

be

shipped,

transported,

or

received,

a

firearm,

the

30

respondent

commits

a

class

“D”

felony.

31

A

serious

misdemeanor

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

32

more

than

one

year

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$430

but

not

more

than

33

$2,560.

An

aggravated

misdemeanor

is

punishable

by

confinement

34

for

no

more

than

two

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$855

but

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not

more

than

$8,540.

A

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

1

confinement

for

no

more

than

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

2

$1,025

but

not

more

than

$10,245.

3

DIVISION

VI

——

MENTAL

HEALTH

FUNDING.

The

bill

establishes

4

a

mental

health

firearm

safety

fund

(fund)

under

the

control

5

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

(HHS)

to

be

6

funded

with

moneys

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

and

any

7

other

moneys

available

to

and

obtained

or

accepted

by

HHS

for

8

placement

in

the

fund.

9

The

bill

allows

HHS

to

use

moneys

in

the

fund

to

award

10

grants

to

organizations

for

the

purposes

of

training

staff

at

a

11

firearms

retailer

or

a

firearm

range

on

how

to

recognize

signs

12

that

a

person

may

be

considering

suicide;

providing

suicide

13

prevention

materials

for

distribution

at

a

firearms

retailer

14

or

a

firearm

range;

or

providing

voluntary,

temporary

firearm

15

storage

for

the

lawful

owner

of

a

firearm

who

is

or

may

be

16

experiencing

a

mental

health

emergency.

17

The

bill

limits

annual

awards

from

the

fund

to

$5,000

per

18

recipient

organization

per

fiscal

year.

19

The

bill

requires

HHS,

when

awarding

grants

from

the

fund,

to

20

give

preference

to

organizations

or

coalitions

of

organizations

21

that

have

not

previously

received

a

grant

from

the

fund.

22

The

bill

defines

“organization”

as

a

county;

a

city;

or

23

an

Indian

tribe

as

defined

in

25

U.S.C.

§5304,

including

any

24

subdivision,

subsidiary,

or

business

enterprise

wholly

owned

25

by

such

an

Indian

tribe.

26

DIVISION

VII

——

FIREARM

SALES

ON

COMMERCIAL

PREMISES.

The

27

bill

prohibits

the

transfer

of

firearms

unless

the

transfer

is

28

done

by

a

licensed

firearms

dealer

on

a

commercial

premises

29

regularly

selling

or

offering

for

sale

firearms

on

a

wholesale

30

or

retail

basis,

and

makes

conforming

changes.

The

bill

31

defines

“commercial

premises”

as

a

permanent

installation,

32

structure,

or

premises

associated

with

a

place

of

business

33

where

goods,

wares,

services,

or

merchandise

are

stored

34

or

offered

for

sale

on

a

wholesale

or

retail

basis

and

is

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regularly

opened

to

the

public.

1

A

person

in

violation

of

the

transfer

prohibition

is

guilty

2

of

a

class

“D”

felony.

A

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

3

confinement

for

no

more

than

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

4

$1,025

but

not

more

than

$10,245.

5

DIVISION

VIII

——

HATE

CRIMES

——

POLITICAL

AFFILIATION.

The

6

bill

provides

that

an

enumerated

public

offense

committed

7

against

a

person

or

person’s

property

because

of

the

person’s

8

political

affiliation

is

classified

and

punished

as

an

offense

9

one

degree

higher

than

the

underlying

offense.

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