HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2228
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to public safety.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 134-7.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Any person disqualified from ownership, possession, or control of firearms and ammunition under section 134-7 shall, within twenty-four hours of notice of disqualification pursuant to subsection (a), voluntarily surrender all firearms and ammunition to the chief of police where the person resides or dispose of all firearms and ammunition.  If any person fails to voluntarily surrender or dispose of all firearms and ammunition within [thirty days from the date of disqualification,] twenty-four hours of notice of disqualification pursuant to subsection (a), the chief of police may seize all firearms and ammunition."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Firearms; Safety; Voluntary Surrender

 

Description:

Requires individuals who are disqualified from firearms and ammunition ownership or possession to voluntarily surrender their firearms to the chief of police within twenty-four hours of notice of disqualification.

 

 

 

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