| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.459 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRISTENSEN. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1605H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheanti-redflag |
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| 8 | 8 | | gunseizureact,withpenaltyprovisionsandanemergencyclause. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection1.486,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.486.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Anti-RedFlag |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2GunSeizureAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,"redflaglaw"means: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)Anyguncontrollaw,order,ormeasurethatdirectsthetemporaryor |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5permanentseizureofanyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionofanindividual |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6withouttheadjudicationofacontestedcourtcase;or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (2)Anyfederalstatute,federalrule,federalexecutiveorder,orfederaljudicial |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8orderorfinding,oranystatestatute,staterule,stateexecutiveorder,orstatejudicial |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9orderorfinding,that: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (a)ProhibitsaMissouricitizenfromowning,possessing,transporting, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11transferring,orreceivinganyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionunlessthe |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12individualhasbeenconvictedofaviolentfelonycrimeorisotherwisedisqualifiedunder |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13section455.050or571.070;or |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (b)Orderstheremovalorrequiresthesurrenderofanyfirearm,firearm |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15accessory,orammunitionfromaMissouricitizenunlesstheindividualhasbeen |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16convictedofaviolentfelonycrimeorisotherwisedisqualifiedundersection455.050or |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17571.070. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 3.Anyfederalorderofprotection,otherjudicialorderissuedbyafederalcourt, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19orfederalexecutiveorderthatisaredflaglaworotherwisedirectstheconfiscationof |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20anyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionfromanylaw-abidingcitizenwithinthe |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21bordersofthisstateshallnotbeenforcedinthisstatebyanystateagency,political |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22subdivision,orstateorlocallawenforcementagency. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 4.Nostateagency,politicalsubdivision,orstateorlocallawenforcementagency |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24shallreceiveanyfederalmoneysforthepurposeofenforcinganyfederalstatute,federal |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25rule,federalexecutiveorder,orfederaljudicialorderorfindings,orforthepurposeof |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26enforcinganystatestatute,staterule,stateexecutiveorder,orstatejudicialorderor |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27findings,thatwouldhavetheeffectofenforcingaredflaglawagainstaMissouricitizen. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 5.Nostateentityoremployeethereof,politicalsubdivisionoremployeethereof, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29orotherentityorpersonshallhavetheauthoritytoenforceorattempttoenforceared |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30flaglawregardlessoftheredflaglaw'soriginortheauthorityoftheissuingentity.This |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31subsectionshallnotapplytoanyagentofthefederalgovernmentenforcingafederal |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32laworfederalorder. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 6.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventafirearm,firearm |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34accessory,orammunitionfrombeingseizedasevidencebylawenforcementinthe |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35courseofaninvestigation. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 7.(1)Apoliticalsubdivisionorstateorlocallawenforcementagencythat |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37employsalawenforcementofficerwhoknowinglyactstoviolatethissectionandenforce |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38aredflaglawunderthecolorofanystateorfederalstatute,rule,executiveorder,or |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39judicialorderorfindingshallbeliabletothepartyagainstwhomtheredflaglawwas |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40enforcedinanactionatlaw,suitinequity,orotherproperproceedingforredressand |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41shallbesubjecttoacivilpenaltyoffiftythousanddollarsperoccurrence. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (2)Anypersoninjuredunderthissectionshallhavestandingtopursueanaction |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43forinjunctivereliefinthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheactionallegedly |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44occurredorinthecircuitcourtofColeCounty. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (3)Thecourtshallholdahearingonanymotionforatemporaryrestraining |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46orderorpreliminaryinjunctionwithinthirtydaysofserviceofapetitionforthesame. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 (4)Inanactionbroughtunderthissectionbyapartyagainstwhomtheredflag |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48lawwasenforced,acourtmayorderinjunctiveorotherequitablerelief,recoveryof |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49damages,otherlegalremedies,andpaymentofreasonableattorney'sfees,costs,and |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50expensesoftheparty.Thereliefandremediessetforthinthissectionshallnotbe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51deemedexclusiveandshallbeinadditiontoanyotherrelieforremediespermittedby |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52law.Thecourtmayawardtheprevailingparty,ifnotthestateofMissouriorapolitical |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53subdivisionthereof,reasonableattorney'sfeesandcosts. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB459 2 54 (5)Sovereignimmunityshallnotbeanaffirmativedefensetoanyactionbrought |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55underthissection. |
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| 68 | 68 | | SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytolimitanyoverreachofthe |
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| 69 | 69 | | 2federalgovernment'spowerandtoprotectcitizens'rightstobeararms,theenactmentof |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3section1.486ofsectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationof |
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| 71 | 71 | | 4thepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyact |
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| 72 | 72 | | 5withinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andtheenactmentofsection1.486ofsectionAofthis |
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| 73 | 73 | | 6actshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval. |
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| 74 | 74 | | âś” |
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| 75 | 75 | | HB459 3 |
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