Texas HB655 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish extreme risk protective orders and related criminal offenses.

HB655 amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to create extreme risk protective orders, which prohibit individuals from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling firearms if they pose a danger to themselves or others. The bill outlines procedures for issuing these orders, including temporary ex parte orders, and mandates that law enforcement agencies hold firearms relinquished by individuals under these orders. It also establishes criminal offenses for violating these orders and for making false statements to obtain such orders.

Texas HB655 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish extreme risk protective orders and related criminal offenses.

HB655 amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to create extreme risk protective orders, which prohibit individuals from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling firearms if they pose a danger to themselves or others. The bill outlines procedures for issuing these orders, including temporary ex parte orders, and mandates that law enforcement agencies hold firearms relinquished by individuals under these orders. It also establishes criminal offenses for violating these orders and for making false statements to obtain such orders.