AB 1296, as amended, Skinner. Firearms: mentally disordered persons.
begin insert(1) Existing law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm or deadly weapon for a period of 6 months whenever he or she communicates to a licensed psychotherapist a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims. Under existing law, a violation of this provision is a crime. Existing law allows a person subject to these provisions to petition the superior court of his or her county for an order that he or she may possess a firearm, as provided.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would increase the prohibitory period from 6 months to 5 years. By increasing the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would revise the provisions allowing a person to petition the court for an order that he or she may possess a firearm to conform with other provisions of existing law.
end insertExisting
end deletebegin insert(2)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertExistingend insert law allows a person to be taken into custody and placed in an approved facility for a 72-hour treatment and evaluation if the person is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or is gravely disabled, as a result of a mental disorder.begin insert Existing law allows the person to be certified for a longer duration under certain conditions, as specified.end insert Existing law prohibits a person who has been taken into custody, assessed, and admitted to a facility pursuant to these provisions from owning, possessing, controlling, receiving, or purchasing a firearm, or from attempting to do the same, for a period of 5 years after the person is released from the facility. Existing law imposes additional penalties for certain crimes involving possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
This bill would increase the above prohibitory period on having a firearm from 5 years to 10 years. The bill would make conforming changes. By expanding the scope of these crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
begin insert(3) Existing law requires reports to be submitted immediately to the Department of Justice in connection with mentally ill individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms and dangerous weapons.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would specify that, for these purposes, “immediately” means a period of time not exceeding 24 hours. The bill would require notices and reports submitted to the Department of Justice in connection with these provisions to be submitted in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Justice.
end insertbegin insert(4) Existing law requires the State Department of State Hospitals to maintain records in its possession that are necessary to identify persons who come within the prohibition on possessing firearms due to mental illness and requires the State Department of State Hospitals to make these records available to the Department of Justice upon request.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the State Department of State Hospitals to make these records available to the Department of Justice electronically, within 24 hours
end insertThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 8100 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
2begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) A person shall not have in his or her possession or 
4under his or her custody or control, or purchase or receive, or 
5attempt to purchase or receive, any firearms whatsoever or any 
6other deadly weapon, if on or after January 1, 1992, he or she has 
7been admitted to a facility and is receiving inpatient treatment and, 
8in the opinion of the attending health professional who is primarily 
9responsible for the patient’s treatment of a mental disorder, is a 
10danger to self or others, as specified by Section 5150, 5250, or 
115300, even though the patient has consented to that treatment. A 
12person is not subject to this subdivision once he or she is discharged 
13from the facility.
14(b) (1) A person shall not have in his or her possession or under 
15his or her
				  custody or control, or purchase or receive, or attempt to 
16purchase or receive, any firearms whatsoever or any other deadly 
17weapon for a period ofbegin delete six monthsend deletebegin insert five yearsend insert whenever, on or after 
18January 1,begin delete 1992end deletebegin insert 2014end insert, he or she communicates to a licensed 
19psychotherapist, as defined in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of 
20Section 1010 of the Evidence Code, a serious threat of physical 
21violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims. The
22begin delete six-monthend deletebegin insert five-yearend insert
				  period shall commence from the date that the 
23licensed psychotherapist reports to the local law enforcement 
24agency the identity of the person making the communication. The 
25prohibition provided for in this subdivision shall not apply unless 
26the licensed psychotherapist notifies a local law enforcement 
27agency of the threat by that person. The person, however, may 
28own, possess, have custody or control over, or receive or purchase 
29any firearm if a superior court, pursuant to paragraph (3) and upon 
30petition of the person, has found, by a preponderance of the 
31evidence, that the person is likely to use firearms or other deadly 
32weapons in a safe and lawful manner.
33(2) Upon receipt of the report from the local law enforcement 
34agency pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8105, the Department 
35of Justice shall notify by certified mail, return receipt requested, 
36a person subject to this subdivision of the following:
37(A) That he or she is prohibited from possessing, having custody 
38or control over, receiving, or purchasing any firearm or other 
P4    1deadly weapon for a period ofbegin delete six monthsend deletebegin insert five yearsend insert commencing 
2from the date that the licensed psychotherapist reports to the local 
3law enforcement agency the identity of the person making the 
4communication. The notice shall state the date when the prohibition 
5commences and ends.
6(B) That he or she may petition a court, as provided in this 
7subdivision, for an order permitting the person to own, possess, 
8control, receive, or purchase a firearm.
9(3) begin insert(A)end insertbegin insert end insert Any person who is subject to paragraph (1) may petition 
10the superior court of his or her county of residence for an order 
11that he or she may own, possess, have custody or control over, 
12receive, or purchase firearms. At the time the petition is filed, the 
13clerk of the court shall set a hearing date and notify the person, 
14the Department of Justice, and the district attorney. The people of 
15the State of California shall be the respondent in the proceeding 
16and shall be represented by the district attorney. Upon motion of 
17the district attorney, or upon its own motion, the superior court 
18may transfer the petition to the county in which the person resided 
19at the time of the statements, or the county in which the person 
20made the statements. Within seven days after receiving notice of 
21the petition, the Department of Justice shall file copies of the 
22reports described in Section 8105 with the superior court. The 
23reports shall be disclosed upon request to the person and to the
24
				  district attorney. The district attorney shall be entitled to a 
25continuance of the hearing to a date of not less than 14 days after 
26the district attorney is notified of the hearing date by the clerk of 
27the court. The court, upon motion of the petitioner establishing 
28that confidential information is likely to be discussed during the 
29hearing that would cause harm to the person, shall conduct the 
30hearing in camera with only the relevant parties present, unless 
31the court finds that the public interest would be better served by 
32conducting the hearing in public. Notwithstanding any other 
33provision of law, declarations, police reports, including criminal 
34history information, and any other material and relevant evidence 
35that is not excluded under Section 352 of the Evidence Code, shall 
36be admissible at the hearing under this paragraph.begin delete If the court finds 
37by a
 				  preponderance of the evidence that the person would be likely 
38to use firearms in a safe and lawful manner, the court shall order 
39that the person may have custody or control over, receive, possess, 
40or purchase firearms. A copy of the order shall be submitted to the 
P5    1Department of Justice. Upon receipt of the order, the department 
2shall delete any reference to the prohibition against firearms from 
3the person’s state summary criminal history information.end delete
4(B) The people shall bear the burden of showing by a 
5preponderance of the evidence that the person would not be likely 
6to use firearms in a safe and lawful manner.
7(C) If the court finds at the hearing that the people have not met 
8their
				  burden as set forth in subparagraph (B), the court shall order 
9that the person shall not be subject to the five-year prohibition in 
10this section on the ownership, control, receipt, possession, or 
11purchase of firearms. A copy of the order shall be submitted to the 
12Department of Justice. Upon receipt of the order, the Department 
13of Justice shall delete any reference to the prohibition against 
14firearms from the person’s state mental health firearms prohibition 
15system information.
16(D) Where the district attorney declines or fails to go forward 
17in the hearing, the court shall order that the person shall not be 
18subject to the five-year prohibition required by this subdivision 
19on the ownership, control, receipt, possession, or purchase of
20
				  firearms. A copy of the order shall be submitted to the Department 
21of Justice. Upon receipt of the order, the Department of Justice 
22shall, within 15 days, delete any reference to the prohibition 
23against firearms from the person’s state mental health firearms 
24prohibition system information.
25(E) Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit the use of reports 
26filed pursuant to this section to determine the eligibility of persons 
27to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase a firearm if the 
28person is the subject of a criminal investigation, a part of which 
29involves the ownership, possession, control, receipt, or purchase 
30of a firearm.
31(c) “Discharge,” for the purposes of this section, does not include 
32a leave of absence from a facility.
33(d) “Attending health care professional,” as used in this section, 
34means the licensed health care professional primarily responsible 
35for the person’s treatment who is qualified to make the decision 
36that the person has a mental disorder and has probable cause to 
37believe that the person is a danger to self or others.
38(e) “Deadly weapon,” as used in this section and in Sections 
398101, 8102, and 8103, means any weapon, the possession or 
P6    1concealed carrying of which is prohibited by any provision listed 
2in Section 16590 of the Penal Code.
3(f) “Danger to self,” as used in subdivision (a), means a 
4voluntary person who has made a serious threat of, or attempted, 
5suicide with the use of a firearm or other deadly
				  weapon.
6(g) A violation of subdivision (a) of, or paragraph (1) of 
7subdivision (b) of, this section shall be a public offense, punishable 
8by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of 
9the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, by 
10a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that 
11imprisonment and fine.
12(h) The prohibitions set forth in this section shall be in addition 
13to those set forth in Section 8103.
14(i) Any person admitted and receiving treatment prior to January 
151, 1992, shall be governed by this section, as amended by Chapter 
161090 of the Statutes of 1990, until discharged from the facility.
Section 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is 
19amended to read:
(a) (1) No person who after October 1, 1955, has been 
21adjudicated by a court of any state to be a danger to others as a 
22result of a mental disorder or mental illness, or who has been 
23adjudicated to be a mentally disordered sex offender, shall purchase 
24or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, or have in his or her 
25possession, custody, or control any firearm or any other deadly 
26weapon unless there has been issued to the person a certificate by 
27the court of adjudication upon release from treatment or at a later 
28date stating that the person may possess a firearm or any other 
29deadly weapon without endangering others, and the person has 
30not, subsequent to the issuance of the certificate, again been 
31adjudicated by a court to be a danger to others as a result of a 
32mental disorder or mental illness.
33(2) The court shall immediately notify the Department of Justice 
34of the court order finding the individual to be a person described 
35in paragraph (1). The court shall alsobegin insert immediatelyend insert notify the 
36Department of Justice of any certificate issued as described in 
37paragraph (1).
38(b) (1) No person who has been found, pursuant to Section 
391026 of the Penal Code or the law of any other state or the United 
40States, not guilty by reason of insanity of murder, mayhem, a 
P7    1violation of Section 207, 209, or 209.5 of the Penal Code in which 
2the victim suffers intentionally inflicted great bodily injury, 
3carjacking or robbery in which the victim suffers great bodily 
4injury, a violation of Section 451 or 452 of the Penal Code 
5involving a trailer coach, as defined in Section 635
				  of the Vehicle 
6Code, or any dwelling house, a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) 
7of subdivision (a) of Section 262 or paragraph (2) or (3) of 
8subdivision (a) of Section 261 of the Penal Code, a violation of 
9Section 459 of the Penal Code in the first degree, assault with 
10intent to commit murder, a violation of Section 220 of the Penal 
11Code in which the victim suffers great bodily injury, a violation 
12of Section 18715, 18725, 18740, 18745, 18750, or 18755 of the 
13Penal Code, or of a felony involving death, great bodily injury, or 
14an act which poses a serious threat of bodily harm to another 
15person, or a violation of the law of any other state or the United 
16States that includes all the elements of any of the above felonies 
17as defined under California law, shall purchase or receive, or 
18attempt to purchase or receive, or have in his or her possession or 
19under his or her custody or control any firearm or any other deadly 
20weapon.
21(2) The court shall
				  immediately notify the Department of Justice 
22of the court order finding the person to be a person described in 
23paragraph (1).
24(c) (1) No person who has been found, pursuant to Section 1026 
25of the Penal Code or the law of any other state or the United States, 
26not guilty by reason of insanity of any crime other than those 
27described in subdivision (b) shall purchase or receive, or attempt 
28to purchase or receive, or shall have in his or her possession, 
29custody, or control any firearm or any other deadly weapon unless 
30the court of commitment has found the person to have recovered 
31sanity, pursuant to Section 1026.2 of the Penal Code or the law of 
32any other state or the United States.
33(2) The court shall immediately notify the Department of Justice 
34of the court order finding the person to be a person described in 
35paragraph (1). The court shall also notify the
				  Department of Justice 
36when it finds that the person has recovered his or her sanity.
37(d) (1) No person found by a court to be mentally incompetent 
38to stand trial, pursuant to Section 1370 or 1370.1 of the Penal Code 
39or the law of any other state or the United States, shall purchase 
40or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, or shall have in his 
P8    1or her possession, custody, or control, any firearm or any other 
2deadly weapon, unless there has been a finding with respect to the 
3person of restoration to competence to stand trial by the committing 
4court, pursuant to Section 1372 of the Penal Code or the law of 
5any other state or the United States.
6(2) The court shall immediately notify the Department of Justice 
7of the court order finding the person to be mentally incompetent 
8as described in paragraph (1). The court shall also notify the 
9Department of Justice
				  when it finds that the person has recovered 
10his or her competence.
11(e) (1) No person who has been placed under conservatorship 
12by a court, pursuant to Section 5350 or the law of any other state 
13or the United States, because the person is gravely disabled as a 
14result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, 
15shall purchase or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, or 
16shall have in his or her possession, custody, or control, any firearm 
17or any other deadly weapon while under the conservatorship if, at 
18the time the conservatorship was ordered or thereafter, the court 
19which imposed the conservatorship found that possession of a 
20firearm or any other deadly weapon by the person would present 
21a danger to the safety of the person or to others. Upon placing any 
22person under conservatorship, and prohibiting firearm or any other 
23deadly weapon possession by the person, the court shall notify the 
24person of this
				  prohibition.
25(2) The court shall immediately notify the Department of Justice 
26of the court order placing the person under conservatorship and 
27prohibiting firearm or any other deadly weapon possession by the 
28person as described in paragraph (1). The notice shall include the 
29date the conservatorship was imposed and the date the 
30conservatorship is to be terminated. If the conservatorship is 
31subsequently terminated before the date listed in the notice to the 
32Department of Justice or the court subsequently finds that 
33possession of a firearm or any other deadly weapon by the person 
34would no longer present a danger to the safety of the person or 
35others, the court shall immediately notify the Department of Justice.
36(3) All information provided to the Department of Justice 
37pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be kept confidential, separate, and 
38apart from all other records maintained by the
				  Department of 
39Justice, and shall be used only to determine eligibility to purchase 
40or possess firearms or other deadly weapons. Any person who 
P9    1knowingly furnishes that information for any other purpose is 
2guilty of a misdemeanor. All the information concerning any person 
3shall be destroyed upon receipt by the Department of Justice of 
4notice of the termination of conservatorship as to that person 
5pursuant to paragraph (2).
6(f) (1) No person who has been (A) taken into custody as 
7provided in Section 5150 because that person is a danger to himself, 
8herself, or to others, (B) assessed within the meaning of Section 
95151, and (C) admitted to a designated facility within the meaning 
10of Sections 5151 and 5152 because that person is a danger to 
11himself, herself, or others, shall own, possess, control, receive, or 
12purchase, or attempt to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase 
13any firearm for a period of 10 years after the
				  person is released 
14from the facility. A person described in the preceding sentence, 
15however, may own, possess, control, receive, or purchase, or 
16attempt to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase any firearm 
17if the superior court has, pursuant to paragraph (5), found that the 
18people of the State of California have not met their burden pursuant 
19to paragraph (6).
20(2) (A) For each person subject to this subdivision, the facility 
21shall immediately, on the date of admission, submit a report to the 
22Department of Justice, on a form prescribed by the Department of 
23Justice, containing information that includes, but is not limited to, 
24the identity of the person and the legal grounds upon which the 
25person was admitted to the facility.
26Any report submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
27confidential, except for purposes of the court proceedings described 
28in this subdivision and for
				  determining the eligibility of the person 
29to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase a firearm.
30(B) Commencing July 1, 2012, facilities shall submit reports 
31pursuant to this paragraph exclusively by electronic means, in a 
32manner prescribed by the Department of Justice.
33(3) Prior to, or concurrent with, the discharge, the facility shall 
34inform a person subject to this subdivision that he or she is 
35prohibited from owning, possessing, controlling, receiving, or 
36purchasing any firearm for a period of 10 years. Simultaneously, 
37the facility shall inform the person that he or she may request a 
38hearing from a court, as provided in this subdivision, for an order 
39permitting the person to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase 
40a firearm. The facility shall provide the person with a form for a 
P10   1request for a hearing. The Department of Justice shall prescribe 
2the form. Where the person
				  requests a hearing at the time of 
3discharge, the facility shall forward the form to the superior court 
4unless the person states that he or she will submit the form to the 
5superior court.
6(4) The Department of Justice shall provide the form upon 
7request to any person described in paragraph (1). The Department 
8of Justice shall also provide the form to the superior court in each 
9county. A person described in paragraph (1) may make a single 
10request for a hearing at any time during the 10-year period. The 
11request for hearing shall be made on the form prescribed by the 
12department or in a document that includes equivalent language.
13(5) Any person who is subject to paragraph (1) who has 
14requested a hearing from the superior court of his or her county 
15of residence for an order that he or she may own, possess, control, 
16receive, or purchase firearms shall be given a hearing. The clerk 
17of the
				  court shall set a hearing date and notify the person, the 
18Department of Justice, and the district attorney. The people of the 
19State of California shall be the plaintiff in the proceeding and shall 
20be represented by the district attorney. Upon motion of the district 
21attorney, or on its own motion, the superior court may transfer the 
22hearing to the county in which the person resided at the time of 
23his or her detention, the county in which the person was detained, 
24or the county in which the person was evaluated or treated. Within 
25seven days after the request for a hearing, the Department of Justice 
26shall file copies of the reports described in this section with the 
27superior court. The reports shall be disclosed upon request to the 
28person and to the district attorney. The court shall set the hearing 
29within 30 days of receipt of the request for a hearing. Upon 
30showing good cause, the district attorney shall be entitled to a 
31continuance not to exceed 14 days after the district attorney was 
32notified of the hearing
				  date by the clerk of the court. If additional 
33continuances are granted, the total length of time for continuances 
34shall not exceed 60 days. The district attorney may notify the 
35county mental health director of the hearing who shall provide 
36information about the detention of the person that may be relevant 
37to the court and shall file that information with the superior court. 
38That information shall be disclosed to the person and to the district 
39attorney. The court, upon motion of the person subject to paragraph 
40(1) establishing that confidential information is likely to be 
P11   1discussed during the hearing that would cause harm to the person, 
2shall conduct the hearing in camera with only the relevant parties 
3present, unless the court finds that the public interest would be 
4better served by conducting the hearing in public. Notwithstanding 
5any other law, declarations, police reports, including criminal 
6history information, and any other material and relevant evidence 
7that is not excluded under Section 352 of the
				  Evidence Code shall 
8be admissible at the hearing under this section.
9(6) The people shall bear the burden of showing by a 
10preponderance of the evidence that the person would not be likely 
11to use firearms in a safe and lawful manner.
12(7) If the court finds at the hearing set forth in paragraph (5) 
13that the people have not met their burden as set forth in paragraph 
14(6), the court shall order that the person shall not be subject to the 
1510-year prohibition in this section on the ownership, control, 
16receipt, possession, or purchase of firearms. A copy of the order 
17shall be submitted to the Department of Justice. Upon receipt of 
18the order, the Department of Justice shall delete any reference to 
19the prohibition against firearms from the person’s state mental 
20health firearms prohibition system information.
21(8) Where the
				  district attorney declines or fails to go forward 
22in the hearing, the court shall order that the person shall not be 
23subject to the 10-year prohibition required by this subdivision on 
24the ownership, control, receipt, possession, or purchase of firearms. 
25A copy of the order shall be submitted to the Department of Justice. 
26Upon receipt of the order, the Department of Justice shall, within 
2715 days, delete any reference to the prohibition against firearms 
28from the person’s state mental health firearms prohibition system 
29information.
30(9) Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit the use of reports 
31filed pursuant to this section to determine the eligibility of persons 
32to own, possess, control, receive, or purchase a firearm if the person 
33is the subject of a criminal investigation, a part of which involves 
34the ownership, possession, control, receipt, or purchase of a 
35firearm.
36(g) (1) No person who has been certified for intensive treatment 
37under Section 5250, 5260, or 5270.15 shall own, possess, control, 
38receive, or purchase, or attempt to own, possess, control, receive, 
39or purchase, any firearm for a period ofbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert 10end insert years.
P12   1Any person who meets the criteria contained in subdivision (e) 
2or (f) who is released from intensive treatment shall nevertheless, 
3if applicable, remain subject to the prohibition contained in 
4subdivision (e) or (f).
5(2) (A) For each person certified for intensive treatment under 
6paragraph (1), the facility shall immediately submit a report to the 
7Department of Justice, on a form prescribed by the
				  department, 
8containing information regarding the person, including, but not 
9limited to, the legal identity of the person and the legal grounds 
10upon which the person was certified. Any report submitted pursuant 
11to this paragraph shall only be used for the purposes specified in 
12paragraph (2) of subdivision (f).
13(B) Commencing July 1, 2012, facilities shall submit reports 
14pursuant to this paragraph exclusively by electronic means, in a 
15manner prescribed by the Department of Justice.
16(3) Prior to, or concurrent with, the discharge of each person 
17certified for intensive treatment under paragraph (1), the facility 
18shall inform the person of that information specified in paragraph 
19(3) of subdivision (f).
20(4) Any person who is subject to paragraph (1) may petition the 
21superior court of his or her county of residence for an
				  order that 
22he or she may own, possess, control, receive, or purchase firearms. 
23At the time the petition is filed, the clerk of the court shall set a 
24hearing date and notify the person, the Department of Justice, and 
25the district attorney. The people of the State of California shall be 
26the respondent in the proceeding and shall be represented by the 
27district attorney. Upon motion of the district attorney, or on its 
28own motion, the superior court may transfer the petition to the 
29county in which the person resided at the time of his or her 
30detention, the county in which the person was detained, or the 
31county in which the person was evaluated or treated. Within seven 
32days after receiving notice of the petition, the Department of Justice 
33shall file copies of the reports described in this section with the 
34superior court. The reports shall be disclosed upon request to the 
35person and to the district attorney. The district attorney shall be 
36entitled to a continuance of the hearing to a date of not less than 
3714 days
				  after the district attorney was notified of the hearing date 
38by the clerk of the court. The district attorney may notify the county 
39mental health director of the petition, and the county mental health 
40director shall provide information about the detention of the person 
P13   1that may be relevant to the court and shall file that information 
2with the superior court. That information shall be disclosed to the 
3person and to the district attorney. The court, upon motion of the 
4person subject to paragraph (1) establishing that confidential 
5information is likely to be discussed during the hearing that would 
6cause harm to the person, shall conduct the hearing in camera with 
7only the relevant parties present, unless the court finds that the 
8public interest would be better served by conducting the hearing 
9in public. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
10declaration, police reports, including criminal history information, 
11and any other material and relevant evidence that is not excluded 
12under Section 352 of the
				  Evidence Code, shall be admissible at 
13the hearing under this section. If the court finds by a preponderance 
14of the evidence that the person would be likely to use firearms in 
15a safe and lawful manner, the court may order that the person may 
16own, control, receive, possess, or purchase firearms. A copy of 
17the order shall be submitted to the Department of Justice. Upon 
18receipt of the order, the Department of Justice shall delete any 
19reference to the prohibition against firearms from the person’s 
20state mental health firearms prohibition system information.
21(h) For all persons identified in subdivisions (f) and (g), facilities 
22shall report to the Department of Justice as specified in those 
23subdivisions, except facilities shall not report persons under 
24subdivision (g) if the same persons previously have been reported 
25under subdivision (f).
26Additionally, all facilities shall report to the Department of
27
				  Justice upon the discharge of persons from whom reports have 
28been submitted pursuant to subdivision (f) or (g). However, a report 
29shall not be filed for persons who are discharged within 31 days 
30after the date of admission.
31(i) Every person who owns or possesses or has under his or her 
32custody or control, or purchases or receives, or attempts to purchase 
33or receive, any firearm or any other deadly weapon in violation of 
34this section shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to 
35subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code or in a county 
36jail for not more than one year.
37(j) “Deadly weapon,” as used in this section, has the meaning 
38prescribed by Section 8100.
39(k) For purposes of this section, “immediately” means a period 
40of time not
				  exceeding 24 hours.
P14   1(l) Any notice or report required to be submitted to the 
2Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be submitted 
3in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed by the Department 
4of Justice.
begin insertSection 8104 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is 
6amended to read:end insert
The State Department of State Hospitals shall maintain 
8in a convenient central location and shall make available to the 
9Department of Justice those records that the State Department of 
10State Hospitals has in its possession that are necessary to identify 
11persons who come within Section 8100 or 8103.begin delete These records begin insert Upon request ofend insert the Department of 
12shall be made available toend delete
13Justicebegin delete upon requestend deletebegin insert, the State Department of State Hospitals shall 
14make these records available to the Department of Justice in
15
				  electronic format withing twenty-four hours of receiving the 
16requestend insert. The Department of Justice shall make these requests only 
17with respect to its duties with regard to applications for permits 
18for, or to carry, or the possession, purchase, or transfer of, 
19explosives as defined in Section 12000 of the Health and Safety 
20Code, devices defined in Section 16250, 16530, or 16640 of the 
21Penal Code, in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 16520 
22of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (a) of Section 16840 of the 
23Penal Code, machineguns as defined in Section 16880 of the Penal 
24Code, short-barreled shotguns or short-barreled rifles as defined 
25in Sections 17170 and 17180 of the Penal Code, assault weapons 
26as defined in Section 30510 of the Penal Code, and destructive 
27devices as defined in Section 16460 of the Penal Code, or to 
28determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess 
29a firearm, explosive, or destructive device by a person who is 
30subject to a criminal
				  investigation, a part of which involves the 
31acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm by that person. 
32These records shall not be furnished or made available to any 
33person unless the department determines that disclosure of any 
34information in the records is necessary to carry out its duties with 
35respect to applications for permits for, or to carry, or the possession, 
36purchase, or transfer of, explosives, destructive devices, devices 
37as defined in Section 16250, 16530, or 16640 of the Penal Code, 
38in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 16520 of the Penal 
39Code, or in subdivision (a) of Section 16840 of the Penal Code, 
40short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, assault weapons, 
P15   1and machineguns, or to determine the eligibility of a person to 
2acquire, carry, or possess a firearm, explosive, or destructive device 
3by a person who is subject to a criminal investigation, a part of 
4which involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm 
5by that
				  person.
begin insertSection 8105 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is 
7amended to read:end insert
(a) The Department of Justice shall request each public 
9and private mental hospital, sanitarium, and institution to submit 
10to the department that information that the department deems 
11necessary to identify those persons who are within subdivision (a) 
12of Section 8100, in order to carry out its duties in relation to 
13firearms, destructive devices, and explosives.
14(b) Upon request of the Department of Justice pursuant to 
15subdivision (a), each public and private mental hospital, sanitarium, 
16and institution shall submit to the department that information 
17which the department deems necessary to identify those persons 
18who are within subdivision (a) of Section 8100, in order to carry 
19out its duties in relation to firearms, destructive
				  devices, and 
20explosives.
21(c) A licensed psychotherapist shall immediately report to a 
22local law enforcement agency the identity of a person subject to 
23subdivision (b) of Section 8100. Upon receipt of the report, the 
24local law enforcement agency,begin delete on a formend deletebegin insert in an electronic format, 
25in a mannerend insert prescribed by the Department of Justice, shall 
26immediately notify the department of the person who is subject to 
27subdivision (b) of Section 8100.
28(d) All information provided to the Department of Justice 
29pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential, separate and 
30apart from all other records maintained by the department. The 
31information provided to the Department of Justice pursuant to this 
32section
				  shall be used only for any of the following purposes:
33(1) By the department to determine eligibility of a person to 
34acquire, carry, or possess firearms, destructive devices, or 
35explosives.
36(2) For the purposes of the court proceedings described in 
37subdivision (b) of Section 8100 to determine the eligibility of the 
38person who is bringing the petition pursuant to paragraph (3) of 
39subdivision (b) of Section 8100.
P16   1(3) To determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or 
2possess firearms, destructive devices, or explosives who is the 
3subject of a criminal investigation, if a part of the criminal 
4investigation involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of 
5firearms, explosives, or destructive devices by that person.
6(e) Reports shall not be
				  required or requested under this section 
7where the same person has been previously reported pursuant to 
8Section 8103 or 8104.
9(f) For purposes of this section, “immediately” means a period 
10of time not exceeding 24 hours.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to 
13Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because 
14the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school 
15district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or 
16infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty 
17for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of 
18the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within 
19the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California 
20Constitution.
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