Oklahoma HB1987 creates the Oklahoma Extreme Risk Protective Order Act, allowing courts to issue firearms restraining orders to prevent individuals.
Oklahoma HB1987 establishes the Oklahoma Extreme Risk Protective Order Act, which allows district courts to issue firearms restraining orders to prevent individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. The act defines terms such as "family or household members" and "intimate partner." It outlines procedures for filing petitions, serving summons, and conducting hearings. Courts can issue emergency firearms restraining orders without notice to the respondent if there is probable cause to believe the respondent poses an immediate danger.
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