| This bill allows the court, in the most dangerous protection |
from abuse cases, to issue a temporary order that prohibits the |
defendant from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon. |
The bill incorporates proven indicators of increased risk of |
death in domestic violence situations to help the court determine |
when it is appropriate to grant the permitted relief. It also |
provides the defendant with a prompt hearing and decision on a |
motion for dissolution or modification. Finally, the bill |
requires a defendant to relinquish possession of firearms and |
specified dangerous weapons if the defendant is prohibited from |
possession in either a temporary or permanent protection order. |