New York A02233 requires individuals taken into custody for mental examination to surrender firearms to police; mandates a "cooling off period".

New York A02233 amends the penal law to require any person taken into custody by the police for a mental examination to surrender their firearms to the police. This requirement applies before an examination ordered under article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law. The bill also establishes a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care, during which firearms in police custody may be retained for thirty days or until a psychiatric examiner determines if the person poses a threat to themselves or others.

New York A02233 requires individuals taken into custody for mental examination to surrender firearms to police; mandates a "cooling off period".

New York A02233 amends the penal law to require any person taken into custody by the police for a mental examination to surrender their firearms to the police. This requirement applies before an examination ordered under article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law. The bill also establishes a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care, during which firearms in police custody may be retained for thirty days or until a psychiatric examiner determines if the person poses a threat to themselves or others.