Restrictions on firearm possession: pilot project.
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Overview
This bill establishes a pilot program in four California counties – Alameda, El Dorado, Santa Clara, and Ventura – to allow district attorneys to petition for temporary emergency gun violence restraining orders. The program will run until January 1, 2032, and requires participating counties to collect and share data with the UC Davis California Firearm Violence Research Center for evaluation and reporting to the legislature. This data will also be available to the Department of Justice and the Judicial Council.
Key provisions
- Authorizes a pilot program in four counties to allow district attorneys to seek temporary emergency gun violence restraining orders.
- Requires participating counties to submit annual data to the UC Davis California Firearm Violence Research Center.
- The Research Center will evaluate the pilot program and report findings to the legislature annually.
- Data collected will be available to the Department of Justice and the Judicial Council upon request.
- The pilot program will run until January 1, 2032.
- District attorneys in participating counties are defined as ‘law enforcement officers’ for purposes of certain gun violence restraining order laws.
- The bill establishes a sunset date of January 1, 2034, for the pilot program.
- The bill makes related findings and declarations regarding the need for gun violence prevention.
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