A7227 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's pre-hospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to himself or herself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if he or she determines that it would be appropriate to do so.
- Title
- Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms where an individual may be a danger to himself or herself or others
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2024-01-03
- In committee
- Codes
- Introduced
- 2023-05-15
- Law section
- Penal Law
Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member, District 52
Co-sponsors
- Rebecca A. Seawright Assembly Member, District 76
- William Colton Assembly Member, District 47
Heard in committee
- Codes NY State Assembly committee