STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          11379
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    October 19, 2018
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        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Mosley) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules and the penal  law,  in
          relation  to  establishing extreme risk protection orders as court-is-
          sued orders  of  protection  prohibiting  a  person  from  purchasing,
          possessing  or  attempting  to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle or
          shotgun
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
     2  article 63-A to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 63-A
     4                       EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS
     5  Section 6340. Definitions.
     6          6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order.
     7          6342. Issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order.
     8          6343. Issuance of a final extreme risk protection order.
     9          6344. Surrender  and  removal  of  firearms, rifles and shotguns
    10                 pursuant to an extreme risk protection order.
    11          6345. Request for renewal of an extreme risk protection order.
    12          6346. Expiration of an extreme risk protection order.
    13          6347. Effect  of  findings  and  determinations  in   subsequent
    14                 proceedings.
    15    § 6340. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
    16    1.  "Extreme  risk  protection  order"  means  a court-issued order of
    17  protection prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing or  attempt-
    18  ing to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    19    2.  "Petitioner"  means:  (a)  a police officer, as defined in section
    20  1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or district attorney with  jurisdic-
    21  tion  in  the  county or city where the person against whom the order is
    22  sought resides; or (b) a family  or  household  member,  as  defined  in
    23  subdivision  two  of  section  four  hundred  fifty-nine-a of the social
    24  services law, of the person against whom the order is sought.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    3.  "Respondent"  means  the  person  against  whom  an  extreme  risk
     2  protection order is or may be sought under this article.
     3    4.  "Possess"  shall  have  the same meaning as defined in subdivision
     4  eight of section 10.00 of the penal law.
     5    § 6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order.  In  accord-
     6  ance  with  this article, a petitioner may file a sworn application, and
     7  accompanying supporting  documentation,  setting  forth  the  facts  and
     8  circumstances  justifying  the  issuance  of  an extreme risk protection
     9  order. Such application and supporting documentation shall be  filed  in
    10  the  supreme  court  in  the county in which the respondent resides. The
    11  chief administrator of the courts shall adopt forms that may be used for
    12  purposes of such applications and  the  court's  consideration  of  such
    13  applications.  Such application form shall include inquiry as to whether
    14  the petitioner knows, or has reason  to  believe,  that  the  respondent
    15  owns,  possesses or has access to a firearm, rifle or shotgun and if so,
    16  a request that the petitioner list or describe such firearms, rifles and
    17  shotguns, and the respective locations thereof, with as much specificity
    18  as possible.
    19    § 6342. Issuance of a temporary  extreme  risk  protection  order.  1.
    20  Upon application of a petitioner pursuant to this article, the court may
    21  issue  a temporary extreme risk protection order, ex parte or otherwise,
    22  to prohibit the respondent from purchasing, possessing or attempting  to
    23  purchase  or  possess  a  firearm, rifle or shotgun, upon a finding that
    24  there  is  probable  cause  to  believe  the  respondent  suffers   from
    25  Alzheimer's  disease,  a  related disorder or dementia. Such application
    26  for a temporary order shall be determined in writing on the same day the
    27  application is filed.
    28    2. In  determining  whether  grounds  for  a  temporary  extreme  risk
    29  protection  order  exist,  the court shall consider any relevant factors
    30  including, but not limited to, the following acts of the respondent:
    31    (a) a threat or act of violence or  use  of  physical  force  directed
    32  toward self, the petitioner, or another person;
    33    (b) a violation or alleged violation of an order of protection;
    34    (c)  any pending charge or conviction for an offense involving the use
    35  of a weapon;
    36    (d) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a  firearm,  rifle  or
    37  shotgun;
    38    (e) any history of a violation of an extreme risk protection order;
    39    (f)  evidence  of  recent or ongoing abuse of controlled substances or
    40  alcohol;
    41    (g) evidence of recent acquisition of a  firearm,  rifle,  shotgun  or
    42  other deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or any ammunition therefor;
    43  or
    44    (h)  evidence  of  a  third-party taking advantage of the respondent's
    45  condition to acquire a firearm, rifle, shotgun or other deadly weapon or
    46  dangerous instrument, or any ammunition therefor.
    47    In considering the factors under this  subdivision,  the  court  shall
    48  consider  the  time that has elapsed since the occurrence of such act or
    49  acts and the age of the person at the time of the occurrence of such act
    50  or acts.
    51    For the purposes of this subdivision, "recent" means  within  the  six
    52  months prior to the date the petition was filed.
    53    3.  The application of the petitioner and supporting documentation, if
    54  any, shall set forth the factual basis  for  the  request  and  probable
    55  cause  for issuance of a temporary order. The court may conduct an exam-

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     1  ination under oath of the petitioner and any witness the petitioner  may
     2  produce.
     3    4.  A  temporary  extreme  risk  protection order, if warranted, shall
     4  issue in writing, and shall include:
     5    (a) a statement of the grounds found for the issuance of the order;
     6    (b) the date and time the order expires;
     7    (c) the address of the court that issued the order;
     8    (d) a statement to the respondent: (i) directing that  the  respondent
     9  may  not  purchase, possess or attempt to purchase or possess a firearm,
    10  rifle or shotgun while the order is in  effect  and  that  any  firearm,
    11  rifle  or shotgun possessed by such respondent shall be promptly surren-
    12  dered to any authorized law enforcement official in the same  manner  as
    13  set  forth  in subdivision five of section 530.14 of the criminal proce-
    14  dure law;
    15    (ii) informing the respondent that the court will hold  a  hearing  no
    16  sooner  than  three nor more than six business days after service of the
    17  temporary order, to determine whether a final  extreme  risk  protection
    18  order  will  be  issued and the date, time and location of such hearing,
    19  provided that the respondent shall be entitled to  more  than  six  days
    20  upon  request  in  order to prepare for the hearing; and (iii) informing
    21  the respondent the he or she may seek the advice of an attorney and that
    22  an attorney should be consulted promptly; and
    23    (e) a form to be completed and executed by the respondent at the  time
    24  of  service of the temporary extreme risk protection order which elicits
    25  a list of all firearms, rifles and shotguns possessed by the  respondent
    26  and the particular location of each firearm, rifle or shotgun listed.
    27    5. If the application for a temporary extreme risk protection order is
    28  not  granted,  the  court  shall  notify  the petitioner and, unless the
    29  application is voluntarily  withdrawn  by  the  petitioner,  nonetheless
    30  schedule  a  hearing  on  the  application  for  a  final  extreme  risk
    31  protection order. Such hearing shall be scheduled to be  held  promptly,
    32  but in any event no later than ten business days after the date on which
    33  such  application  is  served on the respondent, provided, however, that
    34  the respondent may request, and the court may grant, additional time  to
    35  allow  the respondent to prepare for the hearing. A notice of such hear-
    36  ing shall be prepared by the court and shall include the date  and  time
    37  of  the  hearing, the address of the court, and the subject of the hear-
    38  ing.
    39    6. (a) The court shall, in the manner specified in  paragraph  (b)  of
    40  this  subdivision, arrange for prompt service of a copy of the temporary
    41  extreme risk protection order, if any, the application therefor and,  if
    42  separately  applied  for or if a temporary extreme risk protection order
    43  was not granted, the application for an extreme risk  protection  order,
    44  any  notice  of hearing prepared by the court, along with any associated
    45  papers  including  the  petition  and  any   supporting   documentation,
    46  provided,  that the court may redact the address and contact information
    47  of the petitioner from such application and papers where the court finds
    48  that disclosure of such address or other contact information would  pose
    49  an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of the petitioner.
    50    (b)  The court shall provide copies of such documents to the appropri-
    51  ate law enforcement agency serving the jurisdiction of the  respondent's
    52  residence with a direction that such documents be promptly served, at no
    53  cost  to  the petitioner, on the respondent; provided, however, that the
    54  petitioner may voluntarily arrange for service of copies of  such  order
    55  and  associated papers through a third party, such as a licensed process
    56  server.

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     1    7. (a) The court shall notify the division of state police, any  other
     2  law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, all applicable licensing offi-
     3  cers, and the division of criminal justice services of the issuance of a
     4  temporary extreme risk protection order and provide a copy of such order
     5  no  later  than  the  next  business day after issuing the order to such
     6  persons or agencies. The court also shall promptly notify  such  persons
     7  and  agencies  and provide a copy of any order amending or revoking such
     8  protection order or restoring the respondent's ability to own or possess
     9  firearms, rifles or shotguns no later than the next business  day  after
    10  issuing  the  order  to  restore such right to the respondent. The court
    11  also shall report such demographic data as required by the  state  divi-
    12  sion  of criminal justice services at the time such order is transmitted
    13  thereto. Any notice or report submitted  pursuant  to  this  subdivision
    14  shall be in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed by the division
    15  of criminal justice services.
    16    (b)  Upon receiving notice of the issuance of a temporary extreme risk
    17  protection order, the division of criminal justice services shall  imme-
    18  diately  report  the  existence  of  such order to the federal bureau of
    19  investigation to allow the bureau to identify  persons  prohibited  from
    20  purchasing  firearms,  rifles or shotguns. The division shall also imme-
    21  diately report to the bureau  the  expiration  of  any  such  protection
    22  order,  any  court  order  amending or revoking such protection order or
    23  restoring the respondent's ability to purchase a firearm, rifle or shot-
    24  gun.
    25    8.  A  law  enforcement  officer  serving  a  temporary  extreme  risk
    26  protection order shall request that the respondent immediately surrender
    27  to  the  officer  all  firearms, rifles and shotguns in the respondent's
    28  possession and the officer shall conduct any search permitted by law for
    29  such firearms. The law enforcement officer shall take possession of  all
    30  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns that are surrendered, that are in plain
    31  sight, or that are discovered pursuant to a lawful search.   As part  of
    32  the  order,  the  court  may  also direct a police officer to search for
    33  firearms, rifles and shotguns in the respondent's possession in a manner
    34  consistent with the procedures of article  six  hundred  ninety  of  the
    35  criminal procedure law.
    36    9. Upon issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order, or upon
    37  setting  a  hearing  for  a  final extreme risk protection order where a
    38  temporary order is denied or not requested, the court shall  direct  the
    39  law  enforcement  agency  having  jurisdiction  to  conduct a background
    40  investigation and report to the court and, subject  to  any  appropriate
    41  redactions  to  protect  any  person,  each  party regarding whether the
    42  respondent:
    43    (a) has any prior criminal conviction for an offense involving  domes-
    44  tic violence, use of a weapon, or other violence;
    45    (b) has any criminal charge or violation currently pending against him
    46  or her;
    47    (c) is currently on parole or probation;
    48    (d) possesses any registered firearms, rifles or shotguns; and
    49    (e)  has  been,  or  is,  subject  to  any  order of protection or has
    50  violated or allegedly violated any order of protection.
    51    10. Upon issuance of a temporary extreme  risk  protection  order,  or
    52  upon setting a hearing for a final extreme risk protection order where a
    53  temporary  order  is  denied  or  not  requested,  the court may order a
    54  respondent within  its  jurisdiction  to  be  examined  by  a  physician
    55  appointed or designated for that purpose by the court when such an exam-
    56  ination  will  serve  the  purposes  of  this article, and the court may

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     1  remand any such person for  physical  examination  to,  or  direct  such
     2  person to appear for such examination at:
     3    (a)  the department of health of the city of New York, if the court is
     4  located in a county within the city of New York;
     5    (b) a hospital maintained by the county in which the court is located,
     6  if the court is in a county outside the city of New York;
     7    (c) a hospital maintained by the state of New York; or
     8    (d) a qualified private institution approved for such purpose  by  the
     9  local social services department.
    10    §  6343.  Issuance  of  a  final  extreme risk protection order. 1. In
    11  accordance with this article, no sooner than  three  business  days  nor
    12  later  than  six business days after service of a temporary extreme risk
    13  protection order and, alternatively, no later  than  ten  business  days
    14  after  service  of  an application under this article where no temporary
    15  extreme risk protection order has been issued, the supreme  court  shall
    16  hold  a  hearing  to  determine  whether  to  issue a final extreme risk
    17  protection order and, when applicable, whether a firearm, rifle or shot-
    18  gun surrendered by, or removed from, the respondent should  be  returned
    19  to  the  respondent.  The  respondent shall be entitled to more than six
    20  business days if a temporary extreme  risk  protection  order  has  been
    21  issued  and  the  respondent  requests a reasonable period of additional
    22  time to prepare for the hearing.  Where  no  temporary  order  has  been
    23  issued,  the respondent may request, and the court may grant, additional
    24  time beyond the ten days to allow the  respondent  to  prepare  for  the
    25  hearing.
    26    2.  At  the  hearing  pursuant to subdivision one of this section, the
    27  petitioner shall have the burden of proving,  by  clear  and  convincing
    28  evidence,  that  the  respondent  suffers  from  Alzheimer's  disease, a
    29  related disorder or dementia. The court may consider  the  petition  and
    30  any  evidence submitted by the petitioner, any evidence submitted by the
    31  respondent, any testimony presented, and the report of the relevant  law
    32  enforcement  agency  submitted  pursuant  to subdivision nine of section
    33  sixty-three hundred forty-two of this  article.  The  court  shall  also
    34  consider the factors set forth in subdivision two of section sixty-three
    35  hundred forty-two of this article.
    36    3.  (a) After the hearing pursuant to subdivision one of this section,
    37  the court shall issue a written order granting or  denying  the  extreme
    38  risk  protection  order  and setting forth the reasons for such determi-
    39  nation. If the extreme risk protection order is granted, the court shall
    40  direct service of such order in the manner and in  accordance  with  the
    41  protections  for  the petitioner set forth in subdivision six of section
    42  sixty-three hundred forty-two of this article.
    43    (b) Upon issuance  of  an  extreme  risk  protection  order:  (i)  any
    44  firearm,  rifle  or shotgun removed pursuant to a temporary extreme risk
    45  protection order or such extreme risk protection order shall be retained
    46  by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for  the  duration  of
    47  the  order, unless ownership of the firearm, rifle or shotgun is legally
    48  transferred by the respondent to another individual permitted by law  to
    49  own  and  possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun; (ii) the supreme court
    50  shall temporarily suspend any existing firearm license possessed by  the
    51  respondent  and  order  the respondent temporarily ineligible for such a
    52  license; (iii) the respondent shall be  prohibited  from  purchasing  or
    53  possessing,  or  attempting  to purchase or possess, a firearm, rifle or
    54  shotgun; and (iv) the court shall direct the respondent to surrender any
    55  firearm, rifle or shotgun in his or her possession in the same manner as

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     1  set forth in subdivision five of section 530.14 of the  criminal  proce-
     2  dure law.
     3    (c)  An  extreme  risk protection order issued in accordance with this
     4  section shall extend, as specified by the court, for a period of  up  to
     5  one year from the date of the issuance of such order; provided, however,
     6  that  if such order was immediately preceded by the issuance of a tempo-
     7  rary extreme risk protection order, then the  duration  of  the  extreme
     8  risk  protection  order  shall  be measured from the date of issuance of
     9  such temporary extreme risk protection order.
    10    (d) A law enforcement officer serving a final extreme risk  protection
    11  order  shall  request  that  the respondent immediately surrender to the
    12  officer all firearms, rifles and shotguns in the respondent's possession
    13  and the officer shall conduct any  search  permitted  by  law  for  such
    14  firearms.  The  law  enforcement  officer  shall  take possession of all
    15  firearms, rifles and shotguns that are surrendered, that  are  in  plain
    16  sight,  or  that are discovered pursuant to a lawful search.  As part of
    17  the order, the court may also direct a  police  officer  to  search  for
    18  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns in a respondent's possession consistent
    19  with the procedures of article six hundred ninety of the criminal proce-
    20  dure law.
    21    4. (a) The court shall notify the division of state police, any  other
    22  law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, all applicable licensing offi-
    23  cers, and the division of criminal justice services of the issuance of a
    24  final  extreme risk protection order and provide a copy of such order to
    25  such persons and agencies no later than  the  next  business  day  after
    26  issuing the order. The court also shall promptly notify such persons and
    27  agencies  and  provide  a  copy  of  any order amending or revoking such
    28  protection order or restoring the respondent's ability to own or possess
    29  firearms, rifles or shotguns no later than the next business  day  after
    30  issuing the order to restore such right to the respondent. Any notice or
    31  report  submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be in an electronic
    32  format, in a manner prescribed  by  the  division  of  criminal  justice
    33  services.
    34    (b)  Upon  receiving  notice  of  the issuance of a final extreme risk
    35  protection order, the division of criminal justice services shall  imme-
    36  diately  report  the  existence  of  such order to the federal bureau of
    37  investigation to allow the bureau to identify  persons  prohibited  from
    38  purchasing  firearms,  rifles or shotguns. The division shall also imme-
    39  diately report to the bureau the expiration of such protection order and
    40  any court order amending or revoking such protection order or  restoring
    41  the respondent's ability to purchase a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    42    5.  (a)  If,  in  accordance  with a temporary extreme risk protection
    43  order, a firearm, rifle or shotgun has been surrendered  by  or  removed
    44  from  the  respondent, and the supreme court subsequently finds that the
    45  petitioner has not met the required standard of proof, the court's find-
    46  ing shall include a written order, issued to all parties, directing that
    47  any firearm, rifle or shotgun surrendered or removed  pursuant  to  such
    48  temporary  order  shall  be  returned  to the respondent, upon a written
    49  finding that there is no legal impediment to the respondent's possession
    50  of such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    51    (b) If any other person demonstrates that he  or  she  is  the  lawful
    52  owner  of  any firearm, rifle or shotgun surrendered or removed pursuant
    53  to a protection order  issued  in  accordance  with  this  article,  and
    54  provided  that  the  court  has  made a written finding that there is no
    55  legal impediment to the person's possession of a surrendered or  removed
    56  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun,  the court shall direct that such firearm,

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     1  rifle or shotgun be returned to such lawful owner and inform such person
     2  of the obligation to safely store such firearm,  rifle,  or  shotgun  in
     3  accordance with section 265.45 of the penal law.
     4    6.  The  respondent  shall be notified on the record and in writing by
     5  the court that he or she may submit one written  request,  at  any  time
     6  during  the  effective period of an extreme risk protection order, for a
     7  hearing setting aside any portion of such order. The  request  shall  be
     8  submitted in substantially the same form and manner as prescribed by the
     9  chief  administrator  of  the courts. Upon such request, the court shall
    10  promptly hold a hearing, in accordance with this article, after  provid-
    11  ing  reasonable notice to the petitioner.  The respondent shall bear the
    12  burden to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, any change of circum-
    13  stances that may justify a change to the order.
    14    § 6344. Surrender and removal of firearms, rifles and shotguns  pursu-
    15  ant to an extreme risk protection order. 1. When a law enforcement offi-
    16  cer  takes any firearm, rifle or shotgun pursuant to a temporary extreme
    17  risk protection order or a final  extreme  risk  protection  order,  the
    18  officer  shall give to the person from whom such firearm, rifle or shot-
    19  gun is taken a receipt or voucher for the property taken, describing the
    20  property in detail. In the absence of a person, the officer shall  leave
    21  the receipt or voucher in the place where the property was found, mail a
    22  copy  of the receipt or voucher, retaining proof of mailing, to the last
    23  known address of the respondent and, if  different,  the  owner  of  the
    24  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun, and file a copy of such receipt or voucher
    25  with the court. All firearms, rifles and shotguns in the possession of a
    26  law enforcement official pursuant to this article shall  be  subject  to
    27  the  provisions of applicable law, including but not limited to subdivi-
    28  sion six of section 400.05 of the penal law; provided, however, that any
    29  such firearm, rifle or shotgun shall be retained and not disposed of  by
    30  the  law enforcement agency for at least two years unless legally trans-
    31  ferred by the respondent to an individual permitted by law  to  own  and
    32  possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    33    2.  If the location to be searched during the execution of a temporary
    34  extreme risk protection order or extreme risk protection order is joint-
    35  ly occupied by two or more parties, and  a  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun
    36  located  during  the  execution of such order is owned by a person other
    37  than the respondent, the court shall, upon a written finding that  there
    38  is  no  legal  impediment  to  the  person  other  than the respondent's
    39  possession of such firearm, rifle or shotgun, order the return  of  such
    40  firearm, rifle or shotgun to such lawful owner and inform such person of
    41  their  obligation  to  safely  store their firearm, rifle, or shotgun in
    42  accordance with section 265.45 of the penal law.
    43    § 6345. Request for renewal of an extreme risk  protection  order.  1.
    44  If  a petitioner believes a person subject to an extreme risk protection
    45  order continues to be likely to engage in conduct that would  result  in
    46  serious harm to himself, herself, or others, as defined in paragraph one
    47  or  two  of  subdivision  (a) of section 9.39 of the mental hygiene law,
    48  such petitioner may, at any time within sixty days prior to the  expira-
    49  tion  of such existing extreme risk protection order, initiate a request
    50  for a renewal of such order, setting forth the facts  and  circumstances
    51  necessitating  the  request. The chief administrator of the courts shall
    52  adopt forms that may be used for purposes of such applications  and  the
    53  court's consideration of such applications. The court may issue a tempo-
    54  rary  extreme  risk  protection  order in accordance with section sixty-
    55  three hundred forty-two of  this  article,  during  the  period  that  a

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     1  request for renewal of an extreme risk protection order is under consid-
     2  eration pursuant to this section.
     3    2.  A  hearing held pursuant to this section shall be conducted in the
     4  supreme court, in accordance with  section  sixty-three  hundred  forty-
     5  three  of  this  article,  to  determine if a request for renewal of the
     6  order shall be granted. The respondent  shall  be  served  with  written
     7  notice  of an application for renewal a reasonable time before the hear-
     8  ing, and shall be afforded an opportunity to fully  participate  in  the
     9  hearing.  The  court  shall  direct  service of such application and the
    10  accompanying papers in the manner and in accordance with the protections
    11  for the petitioner set forth in subdivision six of  section  sixty-three
    12  hundred forty-two of this article.
    13    §  6346.  Expiration  of  an  extreme  risk  protection  order.  1.  A
    14  protection order issued pursuant to this article, and all records of any
    15  proceedings conducted pursuant to this article,  shall  be  sealed  upon
    16  expiration  of  such  order  and  the  clerk  of  the court wherein such
    17  proceedings were conducted shall immediately notify the commissioner  of
    18  the  division of criminal justice services, the heads of all appropriate
    19  police departments, applicable licensing officers, and all other  appro-
    20  priate  law enforcement agencies that the order has expired and that the
    21  record of such protection order shall be sealed and not be  made  avail-
    22  able to any person or public or private entity, except that such records
    23  shall be made available to:
    24    (a) the respondent or the respondent's designated agent;
    25    (b) courts in the unified court system;
    26    (c)  police  forces and departments having responsibility for enforce-
    27  ment of the general criminal laws of the state;
    28    (d) any state or local officer or agency with responsibility  for  the
    29  issuance  of  licenses  to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, when the
    30  respondent has made application for such a license; and
    31    (e) any prospective employer of a police officer or peace  officer  as
    32  those  terms are defined in subdivisions thirty-three and thirty-four of
    33  section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, in relation to  an  applica-
    34  tion  for  employment  as  a  police officer or peace officer; provided,
    35  however, that every person who is  an  applicant  for  the  position  of
    36  police  officer  or  peace officer shall be furnished with a copy of all
    37  records obtained under this subparagraph and afforded an opportunity  to
    38  make an explanation thereto.
    39    2. Upon expiration of a protection order issued pursuant to this arti-
    40  cle and upon written application of the respondent who is the subject of
    41  such  order,  with  notice and opportunity to be heard to the petitioner
    42  and every licensing  officer  responsible  for  issuance  of  a  firearm
    43  license  to the subject of the order pursuant to article four hundred of
    44  the penal law, and upon a written finding that there is no legal  imped-
    45  iment  to the respondent's possession of a surrendered firearm, rifle or
    46  shotgun, the court shall order the return of a firearm, rifle or shotgun
    47  not otherwise disposed of in accordance with subdivision one of  section
    48  sixty-three  hundred forty-four of this article. When issuing such order
    49  in connection with any firearm subject to a  license  requirement  under
    50  article  four hundred of the penal law, if the licensing officer informs
    51  the court that he or she will seek to  revoke  the  license,  the  order
    52  shall be stayed by the court until the conclusion of any license revoca-
    53  tion proceeding.
    54    §   6347.   Effect   of  findings  and  determinations  in  subsequent
    55  proceedings.  Notwithstanding any contrary claim based on common law  or
    56  a  provision of any other law, no finding or determination made pursuant

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     1  to this article shall be interpreted as binding,  or  having  collateral
     2  estoppel  or  similar effect, in any other action or proceeding, or with
     3  respect to any other determination or finding, in any  court,  forum  or
     4  administrative proceeding.
     5    §  2. Section 265.45 of the penal law, as amended by section 3 of part
     6  FF of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
     7  § 265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
     8    No person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm  who
     9  resides  with  an individual who such person knows or has reason to know
    10  is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  §  922(g)
    11  (1),  (4),  (8) or (9), or pursuant to a temporary or final extreme risk
    12  protection order issued under article sixty-three-A of the  civil  prac-
    13  tice  law  and rules, shall store or otherwise leave such rifle, shotgun
    14  or firearm out of his or her immediate  possession  or  control  without
    15  having first securely locked such rifle, shotgun or firearm in an appro-
    16  priate  safe  storage depository or rendered it incapable of being fired
    17  by use of a gun locking device appropriate to that weapon. For  purposes
    18  of  this  section  "safe  storage depository" shall mean a safe or other
    19  secure container which, when locked, is incapable of being opened  with-
    20  out  the key, combination or other unlocking mechanism and is capable of
    21  preventing  an  unauthorized  person  from  obtaining  access   to   and
    22  possession of the weapon contained therein. With respect to a person who
    23  is  prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 USC § 922(g)(9),
    24  for purposes of this section, this section applies only if  such  person
    25  has  been  convicted  of  a crime included in subdivision one of section
    26  370.15 of the criminal procedure law and such gun  is  possessed  within
    27  five  years  from  the  later of the date of conviction or completion of
    28  sentence. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect,  impair  or
    29  supersede  any  special  or  local  act  relating to the safe storage of
    30  rifles, shotguns or firearms which impose additional requirements on the
    31  owner or custodian of such weapons.
    32    A violation of this section shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
    33    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    34  it shall have become a law.