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HB657: Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
Chief Patron
Del.
Morgan Griffith (R-8)
Morgan Griffith
(R-8)
Salem, VA
Served: 1994–
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Status
01/25/2008: In Courts of Justice Committee
Summary
Purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange. Clarifies that orders for both involuntary inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment must be forwarded by the clerk of court to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, and that persons ordered to either involuntary inpatient or outpatient treatment are prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. This portion of the bill codifies Executive Order 50 (2007). The bill also clarifies that clerks of court shall forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange other orders affecting an individual's right to possess a firearm, such as if a person is acquitted by reason of insanity, is found incompetent to stand trial, or has the right to possess a firearm restored by a circuit court.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/25/2008.
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Codifies EO50 HB1414 (Scott), HB535 (Mathieson) rolled into this one.
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