Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a procedure for issuing extreme risk protection orders to people who are a danger to the others in the state of New Hampshire.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a petitioner to seek relief in the county where the petitioner or respondent resides alleging that the respondent poses a significant risk to himself or others (Sec. 1).

• Requires the petition to include a written affidavit signed by the petitioner under oath (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the petition to specify all quantities, types, and locations of firearms that the respondent currently owns (Sec. 3). 

• Establishes no filing fee or fee for service of process for the petitioner (Sec. 3). 

• Authorizes the petitioner to request a temporary extreme risk protection order, with or without the actual notice of the respondent (Sec. 4). 

• Authorizes the court to issue a search warrant, authorizing a law enforcement officer to search and seize any firearms in the respondents possession (Sec. 5). 

• Establishes that any false allegation from the petitioner with the intent to harass the respondent will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor  (Sec. 11). 

• Specifies that if a person knowingly violates an extreme risk protection order, they will be guilty of a class B felony (Sec. 12). 

• Requires the circuit courts to report to the administrative office specifics pertaining to extreme risk protection orders petitions issued or denied (Sec. 14). 

• Establishes the effective date of the act as January 1, 2025 (Sec. 13). 

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