How SB 1347 changes current law

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The bill establishes a legal process for family members or peace officers to obtain a mental health injunction against firearm possession.

• Title 12, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes

  Section 12-1811. Mental health injunction against firearm possession; petition; grounds; enforcement; definition A. An immediate family member or a peace officer may file a verified petition with a magistrate, justice of the peace or superior court judge for an injunction that prohibits a person from possessing, controlling, owning or receiving a firearm. Notwithstanding the location of the person, any court may issue or enforce a mental health injunction against firearm possession. B. A mental health injunction against firearm possession may not be granted unless the party who requests the injunction files a written verified petition for the injunction. C. The petition shall state all of the following:...

  The bill creates a new section outlining the process for obtaining mental health injunctions related to firearm possession.