CA AB 2629

Title: Firearms: prohibited persons.
Author: Matt Haney

Summary
AB 2629, as amended, Haney. Firearms: prohibited persons. Existing law prohibits certain persons who have been the subject of specified mental health determinations, including having been placed under conservatorship by a court, having been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, having been found not guilty of specified crimes due to reason of insanity, having been adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others as a result of a mental disorder or mental illness, or having been adjudicated to be a mentally disordered sex offender, from possessing or receiving a firearm, as specified.Existing law removes this prohibition from a person who was found mentally incompetent to stand trial but is subsequently restored to competence, as specified.This bill would specify that this prohibition also applies to persons found mentally incompetent to stand trial in a misdemeanor proceeding or in postrelease community supervision or parole revocation hearing.The bill would also allow a person who has had a misdemeanor charge dismissed due to their mental incompetence to subsequently petition the court for a restoration of competence and would authorize the court, upon receiving such a petition, to appoint a psychologist or psychiatrist to evaluate the person. The bill would require the court, if the psychologist or psychiatrist finds that the person has regained competence, to notify the Department of Justice to remove the prohibition on the person from possessing or receiving a firearm.

Status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Bill Documents
CA AB 2629 - 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly
03/21/24 - CA AB 2629 (03/21/24 - Amended Assembly)