HB 460

Bill Subjects

Crimes And Punishments Criminal Procedure Firearms And Weapons Local Mandate Peace Officers And Law Enforcement Police, City And County Police, State Public Safety Reports Mandated

Abstract

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; establish requirements for individuals in crisis to voluntarily request inclusion on a list that prohibits the purchase or possession of firearms for specified periods and to voluntarily commit their firearms to law enforcement for safe storage or permanent surrender; provide processes for individuals to be removed from the list upon request and to have a surrendered firearm returned; establish confidentiality requirements and the exclusion of list and surrender records from the Open Records Act; establish protocols for law enforcement agencies to accept, manage, and maintain the required documentation and the safe storage of firearms; establish penalties for noncompliance; establish liability protections for good-faith conduct associated with requirements; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to annually report statistical data to the Legislative Research Commission; direct the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek grant funding to provide a statewide public education and awareness campaign on the voluntary list and firearm surrender programs.