1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a uniform procedure for imposition, 
1.3 	implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal 
1.4 	convictions and judicial orders;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 
1.5 	260C.201, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivisions 6, 14; 609.2242, subdivision 3; 
1.6 	609.749, subdivision 8; 629.715, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 
1.7 	Supplement, sections 260C.141, subdivision 1; 518B.01, subdivision 4; proposing 
1.8 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518B.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260C.141, subdivision 1, is 
1.11 	amended to read:
1.12 		Subdivision 1.Who may file; required form. (a) Any reputable person, including but 
1.13 	not limited to any agent of the commissioner of children, youth, and families, having 
1.14 	knowledge of a child in this state or of a child who is a resident of this state, who appears 
1.15 	to be in need of protection or services or neglected and in foster care, may petition the 
1.16 	juvenile court in the manner provided in this section.
1.17 	(b) A petition for a child in need of protection filed by an individual who is not a county 
1.18 	attorney or an agent of the commissioner of children, youth, and families shall be filed on 
1.19 	a form developed by the state court administrator and provided to court administrators. 
1.20 	Copies of the form may be obtained from the court administrator in each county. The court 
1.21 	administrator shall review the petition before it is filed to determine that it is completed. 
1.22 	The court administrator may reject the petition if it does not indicate that the petitioner has 
1.23 	contacted the responsible social services agency.
1.24 	An individual may file a petition under this subdivision without seeking internal review 
1.25 	of the responsible social services agency's decision. The court shall determine whether there 
2.1 	is probable cause to believe that a need for protection or services exists before the matter 
2.2 	is set for hearing. If the matter is set for hearing, the court administrator shall notify the 
2.3 	responsible social services agency by sending notice to the county attorney.
2.4 	The petition must contain:
2.5 	(1) a statement of facts that would establish, if proven, that there is a need for protection 
2.6 	or services for the child named in the petition;
2.7 	(2) a statement that petitioner has reported the circumstances underlying the petition to 
2.8 	the responsible social services agency, and protection or services were not provided to the 
2.9 	child;
2.10 	(3) a statement whether there are existing juvenile or family court custody orders or 
2.11 	pending proceedings in juvenile or family court concerning the child;
2.12 	(4) a statement of the relationship of the petitioner to the child and any other parties; 
2.13 	and
2.14 	(5) a statement whether the petitioner has inquired of the parent or parents of the child, 
2.15 	the child, and relatives about the child's heritage, including the child's Tribal lineage pursuant 
2.16 	to section 260.761 and the child's race, culture, and ethnicity pursuant to section 260.63, 
2.17 	subdivision 10.; and
2.18 	(6) a description, to the best of the petitioner's knowledge, of the types and locations of 
2.19 	any firearms believed by the petitioner to be possessed by the abusing party or otherwise 
2.20 	in the home of the child, if the abusing party lives with the child.
2.21 	The court may not allow a petition to proceed under this paragraph if it appears that the 
2.22 	sole purpose of the petition is to modify custody between the parents. A court may not 
2.23 	dismiss a petition if the petitioner does not provide a description of firearms or the locations 
2.24 	of firearms owned by the respondent as required in clause (6).

2.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.201, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.26 		Subd. 3.Domestic child abuse. (a) If the court finds that the child is a victim of domestic 
2.27 	child abuse, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 13, it may order any of the following 
2.28 	dispositions of the case in addition to or as alternatives to the dispositions authorized under 
2.29 	subdivision 1:
2.30 	(1) restrain any party from committing acts of domestic child abuse;
2.31 	(2) exclude the abusing party from the dwelling which the family or household members 
2.32 	share or from the residence of the child;
3.1 	(3) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518, establish temporary visitation with 
3.2 	regard to minor children of the adult family or household members;
3.3 	(4) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518 or 518A, establish temporary support 
3.4 	or maintenance for a period of 30 days for minor children or a spouse;
3.5 	(5) provide counseling or other social services for the family or household members; or
3.6 	(6) order the abusing party to participate in treatment or counseling services.
3.7 	Any relief granted by the order for protection shall be for a fixed period not to exceed 
3.8 	one year.
3.9 	(b) No order excluding the abusing party from the dwelling may be issued unless the 
3.10 	court finds that:
3.11 	(1) the order is in the best interests of the child or children remaining in the dwelling;
3.12 	(2) a remaining adult family or household member is able to care adequately for the 
3.13 	child or children in the absence of the excluded party; and
3.14 	(3) the local welfare agency has developed a plan to provide appropriate social services 
3.15 	to the remaining family or household members.
3.16 	(c) Upon a finding that the remaining parent is able to care adequately for the child and 
3.17 	enforce an order excluding the abusing party from the home and that the provision of 
3.18 	supportive services by the responsible social services agency is no longer necessary, the 
3.19 	responsible social services agency may be dismissed as a party to the proceedings. Orders 
3.20 	entered regarding the abusing party remain in full force and effect and may be renewed by 
3.21 	the remaining parent as necessary for the continued protection of the child for specified 
3.22 	periods of time, not to exceed one year.
3.23 	(d) An order granting relief that was issued after a hearing of which the abusing party 
3.24 	received actual notice and at which the abusing party had the opportunity to participate, 
3.25 	shall prohibit the abusing party from possessing firearms for the length the order is in effect 
3.26 	if the order (1) restrains the abusing party from harassing, stalking, or threatening the child 
3.27 	or restrains the abusing party from engaging in other conduct that would place the child in 
3.28 	reasonable fear of bodily injury, and (2) includes a finding that the abusing party represents 
3.29 	a credible threat to the physical safety of the child or prohibits the abusing party from using, 
3.30 	attempting to use, or threatening to use physical force against the child. The order shall 
3.31 	inform the abusing party of that party's prohibited status. Except as provided in paragraph 
3.32 	(f) (e), the court shall order the abusing party to transfer any firearms that the person 
3.33 	possesses, within three business days, to a federally licensed firearms dealer, a law 
4.1 	enforcement agency, or a third party who may lawfully receive them. The transfer may be 
4.2 	permanent or temporary. A temporary firearm transfer only entitles the receiving party to 
4.3 	possess the firearm. A temporary transfer does not transfer ownership or title. An abusing 
4.4 	party may not transfer firearms to a third party who resides with the abusing party. If an 
4.5 	abusing party makes a temporary transfer, a federally licensed firearms dealer or law 
4.6 	enforcement agency may charge the abusing party a reasonable fee to store the person's 
4.7 	firearms and may establish policies for disposal of abandoned firearms, provided such 
4.8 	policies require that the person be notified via certified mail prior to disposal of abandoned 
4.9 	firearms. For temporary firearms transfers under this paragraph, a law enforcement agency, 
4.10 	federally licensed firearms dealer, or third party shall exercise due care to preserve the 
4.11 	quality and function of the transferred firearms and shall return the transferred firearms to 
4.12 	the person upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period, provided the 
4.13 	person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The 
4.14 	return of temporarily transferred firearms to an abusing party shall comply with state and 
4.15 	federal law. If an abusing party permanently transfers the abusing party's firearms to a law 
4.16 	enforcement agency, the agency is not required to compensate the abusing party and may 
4.17 	charge the abusing party a reasonable processing fee. A law enforcement agency is not 
4.18 	required to accept an abusing party's firearm under this paragraph. as provided for in section 
4.19 	518B.03 and direct the person to surrender all permits to carry and purchase firearms to the 
4.20 	court. If the court does not take immediate possession of an abusing party's permit to carry 
4.21 	or permit to purchase, the abusing party must surrender the permits to the court within 24 
4.22 	hours.
4.23 	(e) An abusing party who is ordered to transfer firearms under paragraph (d) must file 
4.24 	proof of transfer as provided for in this paragraph. If the transfer is made to a third party, 
4.25 	the third party must sign an affidavit under oath before a notary public either acknowledging 
4.26 	that the abusing party permanently transferred the abusing party's firearms to the third party 
4.27 	or agreeing to temporarily store the abusing party's firearms until such time as the abusing 
4.28 	party is legally permitted to possess firearms. The affidavit shall indicate the serial number, 
4.29 	make, and model of all firearms transferred by the abusing party to the third party. The third 
4.30 	party shall acknowledge in the affidavit that the third party may be held criminally and 
4.31 	civilly responsible under section 624.7144 if the abusing party gains access to a transferred 
4.32 	firearm while the firearm is in the custody of the third party. If the transfer is to a law 
4.33 	enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer, the law enforcement agency or 
4.34 	federally licensed firearms dealer shall provide proof of transfer to the abusing party. The 
4.35 	proof of transfer must specify whether the firearms were permanently or temporarily 
4.36 	transferred and include the name of the abusing party, date of transfer, and the serial number, 
5.1 	make, and model of all transferred firearms. The abusing party shall provide the court with 
5.2 	a signed and notarized affidavit or proof of transfer as described in this section within two 
5.3 	business days of the firearms transfer. The court shall seal affidavits and proofs of transfer 
5.4 	filed pursuant to this paragraph.
5.5 	(f) (e) When a court issues an order containing a firearms restriction provided for in 
5.6 	paragraph (d), the court shall determine by a preponderance of evidence if an abusing party 
5.7 	poses an imminent risk of causing another person substantial bodily harm. Upon a finding 
5.8 	of imminent risk, the court shall order that the local law enforcement agency take immediate 
5.9 	possession of all firearms in the abusing party's possession as provided for in section 518B.03, 
5.10 	subdivision 5. The local law enforcement agency shall exercise due care to preserve the 
5.11 	quality and function of the abusing party's firearms and shall return the firearms to the 
5.12 	person upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period, provided the person 
5.13 	is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The local 
5.14 	law enforcement agency shall, upon written notice from the abusing party, transfer the 
5.15 	firearms to a federally licensed firearms dealer or a third party who may lawfully receive 
5.16 	them. Before a local law enforcement agency transfers a firearm under this paragraph, the 
5.17 	agency shall require the third party or federally licensed firearms dealer receiving the firearm 
5.18 	to submit an affidavit or proof of transfer that complies with the requirements for affidavits 
5.19 	or proofs of transfer established in paragraph (e). The agency shall file all affidavits or 
5.20 	proofs of transfer received with the court within two business days of the transfer. The court 
5.21 	shall seal all affidavits or proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this paragraph. A federally 
5.22 	licensed firearms dealer or third party who accepts a firearm transfer pursuant to this 
5.23 	paragraph shall comply with paragraphs (d) and (e) as if accepting transfer from the abusing 
5.24 	party. If the law enforcement agency does not receive written notice from the abusing party 
5.25 	within three business days, the agency may charge a reasonable fee to store the abusing 
5.26 	party's firearms. A law enforcement agency may establish policies for disposal of abandoned 
5.27 	firearms, provided such policies require that the abusing party be notified via certified mail 
5.28 	prior to disposal of abandoned firearms.

5.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 518B.01, subdivision 4, is amended 
5.30 	to read:
5.31 		Subd. 4.Order for protection. There shall exist an action known as a petition for an 
5.32 	order for protection in cases of domestic abuse.
5.33 	(a) A petition for relief under this section may be made by any family or household 
5.34 	member personally or by a family or household member, a guardian as defined in section 
6.1 	524.1-201, clause (28), or, if the court finds that it is in the best interests of the minor, by 
6.2 	a reputable adult age 25 or older on behalf of minor family or household members. A minor 
6.3 	age 16 or older may make a petition on the minor's own behalf against a spouse or former 
6.4 	spouse, or a person with whom the minor has a child in common, if the court determines 
6.5 	that the minor has sufficient maturity and judgment and that it is in the best interests of the 
6.6 	minor.
6.7 	(b) A petition for relief shall allege the existence of domestic abuse, and shall be 
6.8 	accompanied by an affidavit made under oath stating the specific facts and circumstances 
6.9 	from which relief is sought.
6.10 	(c) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has ever had an order for 
6.11 	protection in effect against the respondent.
6.12 	(d) A petition for relief must state whether there is an existing order for protection in 
6.13 	effect under this chapter governing both the parties and whether there is a pending lawsuit, 
6.14 	complaint, petition or other action between the parties under chapter 257, 518, 518A, 518B, 
6.15 	or 518C. The court administrator shall verify the terms of any existing order governing the 
6.16 	parties. The court may not delay granting relief because of the existence of a pending action 
6.17 	between the parties or the necessity of verifying the terms of an existing order. A subsequent 
6.18 	order in a separate action under this chapter may modify only the provision of an existing 
6.19 	order that grants relief authorized under subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (1). A petition 
6.20 	for relief may be granted, regardless of whether there is a pending action between the parties.
6.21 	(e) A petition for relief must describe, to the best of the petitioner's knowledge, the types 
6.22 	and locations of any firearms believed by the petitioner to be possessed by the respondent. 
6.23 	A court may not dismiss a petition if the petitioner does not provide a description of firearms 
6.24 	or the locations of firearms owned by the respondent.
6.25 	(e) (f) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has any minor children and, 
6.26 	if so, must provide the name of any custodian of the minor children and must identify the 
6.27 	location or residence of the custodian. If any custodian is a program participant as defined 
6.28 	in section 5B.02, paragraph (g), the location or residence of the custodian is the address 
6.29 	designated by the secretary of state as the address of the program participant. A petition 
6.30 	must not be rejected or denied for failure to identify any custodian.
6.31 	(f) (g) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the 
6.32 	writing and filing of a petition under this section.
7.1 	(g) (h) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (f) (g) of the right to file a 
7.2 	motion and affidavit and to sue in forma pauperis pursuant to section 563.01 and shall assist 
7.3 	with the writing and filing of the motion and affidavit.
7.4 	(h) (i) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (f) (g) of the right to serve the 
7.5 	respondent by published notice under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), if the respondent is 
7.6 	avoiding personal service by concealment or otherwise, and shall assist with the writing 
7.7 	and filing of the affidavit.
7.8 	(i) (j) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to seek restitution under the petition 
7.9 	for relief.
7.10 	(j) (k) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request a hearing under 
7.11 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c). If the petitioner does not request a hearing, the court shall 
7.12 	advise the petitioner that the respondent may request a hearing and that notice of the hearing 
7.13 	date and time will be provided to the petitioner and the custodian of any of the petitioner's 
7.14 	minor children by mail at least five days before the hearing.
7.15 	(k) (l) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request supervised parenting 
7.16 	time, as provided in section 518.175, subdivision 1a.

7.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
7.18 		Subd. 6.Relief by court. (a) Upon notice and hearing, the court may provide relief as 
7.19 	follows:
7.20 	(1) restrain the abusing party from committing acts of domestic abuse;
7.21 	(2) exclude the abusing party from the dwelling which the parties share or from the 
7.22 	residence of the petitioner;
7.23 	(3) exclude the abusing party from a reasonable area surrounding the dwelling or 
7.24 	residence, which area shall be described specifically in the order;
7.25 	(4) award temporary custody or establish temporary parenting time with regard to minor 
7.26 	children of the parties on a basis which gives primary consideration to the safety of the 
7.27 	victim and the children. In addition to the primary safety considerations, the court may 
7.28 	consider particular best interest factors that are found to be relevant to the temporary custody 
7.29 	and parenting time award. Findings under section 257.025, 518.17, or 518.175 are not 
7.30 	required with respect to the particular best interest factors not considered by the court. If 
7.31 	the court finds that the safety of the victim or the children will be jeopardized by unsupervised 
7.32 	or unrestricted parenting time, the court shall condition or restrict parenting time as to time, 
8.1 	place, duration, or supervision, or deny parenting time entirely, as needed to guard the safety 
8.2 	of the victim and the children. The court's decision on custody and parenting time shall in 
8.3 	no way delay the issuance of an order for protection granting other relief provided for in 
8.4 	this section. The court must not enter a parenting plan under section 518.1705 as part of an 
8.5 	action for an order for protection;
8.6 	(5) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518 or 518A, establish temporary support 
8.7 	for minor children or a spouse, and order the withholding of support from the income of 
8.8 	the person obligated to pay the support according to chapter 518A;
8.9 	(6) provide upon request of the petitioner counseling or other social services for the 
8.10 	parties, if married, or if there are minor children;
8.11 	(7) order the abusing party to participate in treatment or counseling services, including 
8.12 	requiring the abusing party to successfully complete a domestic abuse counseling program 
8.13 	or educational program under section 518B.02;
8.14 	(8) award temporary use and possession of property and restrain one or both parties from 
8.15 	transferring, encumbering, concealing, or disposing of property except in the usual course 
8.16 	of business or for the necessities of life, and to account to the court for all such transfers, 
8.17 	encumbrances, dispositions, and expenditures made after the order is served or communicated 
8.18 	to the party restrained in open court;
8.19 	(9) exclude the abusing party from the place of employment of the petitioner, or otherwise 
8.20 	limit access to the petitioner by the abusing party at the petitioner's place of employment;
8.21 	(10) order the abusing party to have no contact with the petitioner whether in person, 
8.22 	by telephone, mail, or electronic mail or messaging, through a third party, or by any other 
8.23 	means;
8.24 	(11) order the abusing party to pay restitution to the petitioner;
8.25 	(12) order the continuance of all currently available insurance coverage without change 
8.26 	in coverage or beneficiary designation;
8.27 	(13) order, in its discretion, other relief as it deems necessary for the protection of a 
8.28 	family or household member, including orders or directives to the sheriff or other law 
8.29 	enforcement or corrections officer as provided by this section;
8.30 	(14) direct the care, possession, or control of a pet or companion animal owned, 
8.31 	possessed, or kept by the petitioner or respondent or a child of the petitioner or respondent; 
8.32 	and
9.1 	(15) direct the respondent to refrain from physically abusing or injuring any pet or 
9.2 	companion animal, without legal justification, known to be owned, possessed, kept, or held 
9.3 	by either party or a minor child residing in the residence or household of either party as an 
9.4 	indirect means of intentionally threatening the safety of such person.
9.5 	(b) Any relief granted by the order for protection shall be for a period not to exceed two 
9.6 	years, except when the court determines a longer period is appropriate. When a referee 
9.7 	presides at the hearing on the petition, the order granting relief becomes effective upon the 
9.8 	referee's signature.
9.9 	(c) An order granting the relief authorized in paragraph (a), clause (1), may not be vacated 
9.10 	or modified in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation, except that the 
9.11 	court may hear a motion for modification of an order for protection concurrently with a 
9.12 	proceeding for dissolution of marriage upon notice of motion and motion. The notice required 
9.13 	by court rule shall not be waived. If the proceedings are consolidated and the motion to 
9.14 	modify is granted, a separate order for modification of an order for protection shall be issued.
9.15 	(d) An order granting the relief authorized in paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), is not 
9.16 	voided by the admittance of the abusing party into the dwelling from which the abusing 
9.17 	party is excluded.
9.18 	(e) If a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is pending between 
9.19 	the parties, the court shall provide a copy of the order for protection to the court with 
9.20 	jurisdiction over the dissolution or separation proceeding for inclusion in its file.
9.21 	(f) An order for restitution issued under this subdivision is enforceable as civil judgment.
9.22 	(g) An order granting relief shall prohibit the abusing party from possessing firearms 
9.23 	for the length the order is in effect if the order (1) restrains the abusing party from harassing, 
9.24 	stalking, or threatening the petitioner or restrains the abusing party from engaging in other 
9.25 	conduct that would place the petitioner in reasonable fear of bodily injury, and (2) includes 
9.26 	a finding that the abusing party represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the 
9.27 	petitioner or prohibits the abusing party from using, attempting to use, or threatening to use 
9.28 	physical force against the petitioner. The order shall inform the abusing party of that party's 
9.29 	prohibited status. Except as provided in paragraph (i) (h), the court shall order the abusing 
9.30 	party to transfer any firearms that the person possesses, within three business days, to a 
9.31 	federally licensed firearms dealer, a law enforcement agency, or a third party who may 
9.32 	lawfully receive them. The transfer may be permanent or temporary. A temporary firearm 
9.33 	transfer only entitles the receiving party to possess the firearm. A temporary transfer does 
9.34 	not transfer ownership or title. An abusing party may not transfer firearms to a third party 
10.1 	who resides with the abusing party. If an abusing party makes a temporary transfer, a 
10.2 	federally licensed firearms dealer or law enforcement agency may charge the abusing party 
10.3 	a reasonable fee to store the person's firearms and may establish policies for disposal of 
10.4 	abandoned firearms, provided such policies require that the person be notified via certified 
10.5 	mail prior to disposal of abandoned firearms. For temporary firearms transfers under this 
10.6 	paragraph, a law enforcement agency, federally licensed firearms dealer, or third party shall 
10.7 	exercise due care to preserve the quality and function of the transferred firearms and shall 
10.8 	return the transferred firearms to the person upon request after the expiration of the 
10.9 	prohibiting time period, provided the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing 
10.10 	firearms under state or federal law. The return of temporarily transferred firearms to an 
10.11 	abusing party shall comply with state and federal law. If an abusing party permanently 
10.12 	transfers the abusing party's firearms to a law enforcement agency, the agency is not required 
10.13 	to compensate the abusing party and may charge the abusing party a reasonable processing 
10.14 	fee. A law enforcement agency is not required to accept an abusing party's firearm under 
10.15 	this paragraph. as provided for in section 518B.03 and direct the person to surrender all 
10.16 	permits to carry and purchase firearms to the court. If the court does not take immediate 
10.17 	possession of an abusing party's permit to carry or permit to purchase, the abusing party 
10.18 	must surrender the permits to the court within 24 hours.
10.19 	(h) An abusing party who is ordered to transfer firearms under paragraph (g) must file 
10.20 	proof of transfer as provided for in this paragraph. If the transfer is made to a third party, 
10.21 	the third party must sign an affidavit under oath before a notary public either acknowledging 
10.22 	that the abusing party permanently transferred the abusing party's firearms to the third party 
10.23 	or agreeing to temporarily store the abusing party's firearms until such time as the abusing 
10.24 	party is legally permitted to possess firearms. The affidavit shall indicate the serial number, 
10.25 	make, and model of all firearms transferred by the abusing party to the third party. The third 
10.26 	party shall acknowledge in the affidavit that the third party may be held criminally and 
10.27 	civilly responsible under section 624.7144 if the abusing party gains access to a transferred 
10.28 	firearm while the firearm is in the custody of the third party. If the transfer is to a law 
10.29 	enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer, the law enforcement agency or 
10.30 	federally licensed firearms dealer shall provide proof of transfer to the abusing party. The 
10.31 	proof of transfer must specify whether the firearms were permanently or temporarily 
10.32 	transferred and include the name of the abusing party, date of transfer, and the serial number, 
10.33 	make, and model of all transferred firearms. The abusing party shall provide the court with 
10.34 	a signed and notarized affidavit or proof of transfer as described in this section within two 
10.35 	business days of the firearms transfer. The court shall seal affidavits and proofs of transfer 
10.36 	filed pursuant to this paragraph.
11.1 	(i) (h) When a court issues an order containing a firearms restriction provided for in 
11.2 	paragraph (g), the court shall determine by a preponderance of evidence if an abusing party 
11.3 	poses an imminent risk of causing another person substantial bodily harm. Upon a finding 
11.4 	of imminent risk, the court shall order that the local law enforcement agency take immediate 
11.5 	possession of all firearms in the abusing party's possession as provided for in section 518B.03, 
11.6 	subdivision 5. The local law enforcement agency shall exercise due care to preserve the 
11.7 	quality and function of the abusing party's firearms and shall return the firearms to the 
11.8 	person upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period, provided the person 
11.9 	is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The local 
11.10 	law enforcement agency shall, upon written notice from the abusing party, transfer the 
11.11 	firearms to a federally licensed firearms dealer or a third party who may lawfully receive 
11.12 	them. Before a local law enforcement agency transfers a firearm under this paragraph, the 
11.13 	agency shall require the third party or federally licensed firearms dealer receiving the firearm 
11.14 	to submit an affidavit or proof of transfer that complies with the requirements for affidavits 
11.15 	or proofs of transfer established in paragraph (h). The agency shall file all affidavits or 
11.16 	proofs of transfer received with the court within two business days of the transfer. The court 
11.17 	shall seal all affidavits or proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this paragraph. A federally 
11.18 	licensed firearms dealer or third party who accepts a firearm transfer pursuant to this 
11.19 	paragraph shall comply with paragraphs (g) and (h) as if accepting transfer from the abusing 
11.20 	party. If the law enforcement agency does not receive written notice from the abusing party 
11.21 	within three business days, the agency may charge a reasonable fee to store the abusing 
11.22 	party's firearms. A law enforcement agency may establish policies for disposal of abandoned 
11.23 	firearms, provided such policies require that the abusing party be notified via certified mail 
11.24 	prior to disposal of abandoned firearms.

11.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.01, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
11.26 		Subd. 14.Violation of an order for protection. (a) A person who violates an order for 
11.27 	protection issued by a judge or referee is subject to the penalties provided in paragraphs (b) 
11.28 	to (d).
11.29 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (c) and (d), whenever an order for 
11.30 	protection is granted by a judge or referee or pursuant to a similar law of another state, the 
11.31 	United States, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a 
11.32 	Canadian province, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the existence 
11.33 	of the order, violation of the order for protection is a misdemeanor. Upon a misdemeanor 
11.34 	conviction under this paragraph, the defendant must be sentenced to a minimum of three 
11.35 	days imprisonment and must be ordered to participate in counseling or other appropriate 
12.1 	programs selected by the court. If the court stays imposition or execution of the jail sentence 
12.2 	and the defendant refuses or fails to comply with the court's treatment order, the court must 
12.3 	impose and execute the stayed jail sentence. A violation of an order for protection shall also 
12.4 	constitute contempt of court and be subject to the penalties provided in chapter 588.
12.5 	(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who violates this subdivision within ten 
12.6 	years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication 
12.7 	of delinquency. Upon a gross misdemeanor conviction under this paragraph, the defendant 
12.8 	must be sentenced to a minimum of ten days imprisonment and must be ordered to participate 
12.9 	in counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section 
12.10 	609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph 
12.11 	for gross misdemeanor convictions.
12.12 	(d) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
12.13 	than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person 
12.14 	violates this subdivision:
12.15 	(1) within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic 
12.16 	violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency; or
12.17 	(2) while possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6.
12.18 	Upon a felony conviction under this paragraph in which the court stays imposition or 
12.19 	execution of sentence, the court shall impose at least a 30-day period of incarceration as a 
12.20 	condition of probation. The court also shall order that the defendant participate in counseling 
12.21 	or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the 
12.22 	court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for felony 
12.23 	convictions.
12.24 	(e) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom 
12.25 	the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order granted pursuant to 
12.26 	this section or a similar law of another state, the United States, the District of Columbia, 
12.27 	tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian province restraining the person 
12.28 	or excluding the person from the residence or the petitioner's place of employment, even if 
12.29 	the violation of the order did not take place in the presence of the peace officer, if the 
12.30 	existence of the order can be verified by the officer. The probable cause required under this 
12.31 	paragraph includes probable cause that the person knows of the existence of the order. If 
12.32 	the order has not been served, the officer shall immediately serve the order whenever 
12.33 	reasonably safe and possible to do so. An order for purposes of this subdivision, includes 
12.34 	the short-form order described in subdivision 8a. When the order is first served upon the 
13.1 	person at a location at which, under the terms of the order, the person's presence constitutes 
13.2 	a violation, the person shall not be arrested for violation of the order without first being 
13.3 	given a reasonable opportunity to leave the location in the presence of the peace officer. A 
13.4 	person arrested under this paragraph shall be held in custody for at least 36 hours, excluding 
13.5 	the day of arrest, Sundays, and holidays, unless the person is released earlier by a judge or 
13.6 	judicial officer. A peace officer acting in good faith and exercising due care in making an 
13.7 	arrest pursuant to this paragraph is immune from civil liability that might result from the 
13.8 	officer's actions.
13.9 	(f) If the court finds that the respondent has violated an order for protection and that 
13.10 	there is reason to believe that the respondent will commit a further violation of the provisions 
13.11 	of the order restraining the respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse or excluding 
13.12 	the respondent from the petitioner's residence, the court may require the respondent to 
13.13 	acknowledge an obligation to comply with the order on the record. The court may require 
13.14 	a bond sufficient to deter the respondent from committing further violations of the order 
13.15 	for protection, considering the financial resources of the respondent, and not to exceed 
13.16 	$10,000. If the respondent refuses to comply with an order to acknowledge the obligation 
13.17 	or post a bond under this paragraph, the court shall commit the respondent to the county 
13.18 	jail during the term of the order for protection or until the respondent complies with the 
13.19 	order under this paragraph. The warrant must state the cause of commitment, with the sum 
13.20 	and time for which any bond is required. If an order is issued under this paragraph, the court 
13.21 	may order the costs of the contempt action, or any part of them, to be paid by the respondent. 
13.22 	An order under this paragraph is appealable.
13.23 	(g) Upon the filing of an affidavit by the petitioner, any peace officer, or an interested 
13.24 	party designated by the court, alleging that the respondent has violated any order for 
13.25 	protection granted pursuant to this section or a similar law of another state, the United States, 
13.26 	the District of Columbia, tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian 
13.27 	province, the court may issue an order to the respondent, requiring the respondent to appear 
13.28 	and show cause within 14 days why the respondent should not be found in contempt of 
13.29 	court and punished therefor. The hearing may be held by the court in any county in which 
13.30 	the petitioner or respondent temporarily or permanently resides at the time of the alleged 
13.31 	violation, or in the county in which the alleged violation occurred, if the petitioner and 
13.32 	respondent do not reside in this state. The court also shall refer the violation of the order 
13.33 	for protection to the appropriate prosecuting authority for possible prosecution under 
13.34 	paragraph (b), (c), or (d).
14.1 	(h) If it is alleged that the respondent has violated an order for protection issued under 
14.2 	subdivision 6 or a similar law of another state, the United States, the District of Columbia, 
14.3 	tribal lands, United States territories, Canada, or a Canadian province, and the court finds 
14.4 	that the order has expired between the time of the alleged violation and the court's hearing 
14.5 	on the violation, the court may grant a new order for protection under subdivision 6 based 
14.6 	solely on the respondent's alleged violation of the prior order, to be effective until the hearing 
14.7 	on the alleged violation of the prior order. If the court finds that the respondent has violated 
14.8 	the prior order, the relief granted in the new order for protection shall be extended for a 
14.9 	fixed period, not to exceed one year, except when the court determines a longer fixed period 
14.10 	is appropriate.
14.11 	(i) The admittance into petitioner's dwelling of an abusing party excluded from the 
14.12 	dwelling under an order for protection is not a violation by the petitioner of the order for 
14.13 	protection.
14.14 	A peace officer is not liable under section 609.43, clause (1), for a failure to perform a 
14.15 	duty required by paragraph (e).
14.16 	(j) When a person is convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) of violating an order for 
14.17 	protection and the court determines that the person used a firearm in any way during 
14.18 	commission of the violation, the court may order that the person is prohibited from possessing 
14.19 	any type of firearm for any period longer than three years or for the remainder of the person's 
14.20 	life. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. At the time of 
14.21 	the conviction, the court shall inform the defendant whether and for how long the defendant 
14.22 	is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that it is a gross misdemeanor to violate this 
14.23 	paragraph. The failure of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect 
14.24 	the applicability of the firearm possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to 
14.25 	that defendant.
14.26 	(k) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (j), when a person is convicted under 
14.27 	paragraph (b) or (c) of violating an order for protection, the court shall inform the defendant 
14.28 	that the defendant is prohibited from possessing a pistol firearms for three years from the 
14.29 	date of conviction and that it is a gross misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The 
14.30 	failure of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability 
14.31 	of the pistol firearms possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that 
14.32 	defendant.
14.33 	(l) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (j), a person is not entitled to possess a 
14.34 	pistol firearms if the person has been convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) after August 1, 
15.1 	1996, of violating an order for protection, unless three years have elapsed from the date of 
15.2 	conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation 
15.3 	of this section. Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the courts. 
15.4 	A person who possesses a pistol firearm in violation of this paragraph is guilty of a gross 
15.5 	misdemeanor.
15.6 	(m) If the court determines that a person convicted under paragraph (b) or (c) of violating 
15.7 	an order for protection owns or possesses a firearm and used it in any way during the 
15.8 	commission of the violation, it shall order that the firearm and all other firearms possessed 
15.9 	by the person be summarily forfeited under section 609.5316, subdivision 3. The court must 
15.10 	direct the local law enforcement agency to take the person's firearms into immediate 
15.11 	possession. If the person does not surrender the person's firearms within 24 hours, the court 
15.12 	must issue a search warrant authorizing the local law enforcement agency to secure the 
15.13 	person's firearms. Execution of a search warrant issued under this paragraph must comply 
15.14 	with section 518B.03, subdivision 5.

15.15 	Sec. 6. [518B.03] TRANSFER OF FIREARMS FROM CERTAIN PROHIBITED 
15.16 	PERSONS.
15.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
15.18 	the meanings given.
15.19 	(b) "Local law enforcement agency" means the organized full-time police department 
15.20 	of the municipality in which the subject resides or the county sheriff if there is no such 
15.21 	police department.
15.22 	(c) "Subject" means a person who is subject to a court order prohibiting the person from 
15.23 	possessing firearms issued pursuant to section 260C.201, 518B.01, 609.2242, 609.749, or 
15.24 	629.715.
15.25 	(d) "Transfer order" is a court order requiring that a person transfer any firearms that 
15.26 	the person possesses to comply with a firearms prohibition imposed pursuant to section 
15.27 	260C.201, 518B.01, 609.2242, 609.749, or 629.715.
15.28 		Subd. 2.Transfer of firearms; documentation; storage; disposal. (a) Firearm transfers 
15.29 	ordered pursuant to section 260C.201, 518B.01, 609.2242, 609.749, or 629.715 must comply 
15.30 	with this section.
15.31 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e), upon issuance of a transfer order, the court must 
15.32 	direct the subject to transfer any firearms the person possesses as soon as reasonably 
15.33 	practicable, but in no case later than 24 hours, to a federally licensed firearms dealer or the 
16.1 	local law enforcement agency. If the subject elects to transfer the subject's firearms to the 
16.2 	local law enforcement agency, the agency must accept the transfer. Transfers may be 
16.3 	permanent or temporary except that transfers required pursuant to a lifetime firearms ban 
16.4 	are permanent. A temporary firearm transfer only entitles the receiving party to possess the 
16.5 	firearm and does not transfer ownership or title.
16.6 	(c) A federally licensed firearms dealer or law enforcement agency may charge the 
16.7 	subject a reasonable fee to store temporarily transferred firearms. A person who does not 
16.8 	pay the storage fee for a temporary firearm transfer within 30 days of the firearm being 
16.9 	transferred is considered to have abandoned their firearm. Law enforcement agencies must 
16.10 	establish policies for disposal of permanently transferred and abandoned firearms. These 
16.11 	policies must require that the subject be notified via certified mail prior to disposal of 
16.12 	abandoned firearms. A dealer must notify the subject via certified mail prior to disposing 
16.13 	of an abandoned firearm. A law enforcement agency may destroy all permanently transferred 
16.14 	and abandoned firearms. For temporary firearm transfers under this subdivision, a law 
16.15 	enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer must exercise due care to preserve 
16.16 	the quality and function of the transferred firearms. If a subject permanently transfers the 
16.17 	person's firearms to a law enforcement agency, the agency is not required to compensate 
16.18 	the subject and may charge the subject a reasonable processing fee.
16.19 	(d) A law enforcement agency must return temporarily transferred firearms to the subject 
16.20 	upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period, provided the subject is not 
16.21 	otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The return of 
16.22 	temporarily transferred firearms to a subject must comply with state and federal law.
16.23 	(e) A subject may transfer any antique firearm, as defined in United States Code, title 
16.24 	18, section 921(a)(16), as amended, or a curio or relic as defined in Code of Federal 
16.25 	Regulations, title 27, section 478.11, as amended, to a relative who does not live with the 
16.26 	subject in compliance with section 624.7134.
16.27 	(f) A law enforcement agency shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any 
16.28 	damage or deterioration of firearms, ammunition, or weapons stored or transported pursuant 
16.29 	to this section. This paragraph shall not apply if the damage or deterioration occurred as a 
16.30 	result of recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct by the law enforcement 
16.31 	agency.
16.32 		Subd. 3.Proof of transfer; filing. (a) The subject must file proof of transfer as provided 
16.33 	for in this subdivision.
17.1 	(b) A law enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer accepting transfer 
17.2 	of a firearm pursuant to this section must provide proof of transfer to the subject. The proof 
17.3 	of transfer must specify whether the firearms were permanently or temporarily transferred 
17.4 	and must include the name of the subject, the date of transfer, and the serial number, 
17.5 	manufacturer, and model of all transferred firearms. If transfer is made to a federally licensed 
17.6 	firearms dealer, the subject must, within two business days after being served with the order, 
17.7 	file a copy of the proof of transfer with the court and attest that all firearms owned or 
17.8 	possessed at the time of the order have been transferred in accordance with this section and 
17.9 	that the person currently does not possess any firearms.
17.10 	(c) If the subject claims not to own or possess firearms, the subject must file a declaration 
17.11 	of nonpossession with the local law enforcement agency within 24 hours attesting that, at 
17.12 	the time of the order, the subject neither owned nor possessed any firearms and that the 
17.13 	subject currently neither owns nor possesses any firearms.
17.14 	(d) If the transfer is made to a relative pursuant to subdivision 2, paragraph (e), the 
17.15 	relative must sign an affidavit under oath before a notary public either acknowledging that 
17.16 	the subject permanently transferred the subject's antique firearms, curios, or relics to the 
17.17 	relative or agreeing to temporarily store the subject's antique firearms, curios, or relics until 
17.18 	the subject is legally permitted to possess firearms. To the extent possible, the affidavit must 
17.19 	indicate the serial number, make, and model of all antique firearms, curios, or relics 
17.20 	transferred by the subject to the relative. The subject must file the affidavit with the local 
17.21 	law enforcement agency. A relative may not return to the subject a firearm transferred under 
17.22 	subdivision 2, paragraph (e), until the subject is eligible to possess firearms, and the return 
17.23 	transfer must comply with section 624.7134.
17.24 	(e) The subject must file with the court all affidavits, proofs of transfer, and declarations 
17.25 	of nonpossession, and the court must make the documents confidential.
17.26 		Subd. 4.Compliance hearing; arrest; sanctions; protections. (a) To ensure that all 
17.27 	firearms have been transferred, the court issuing a transfer order must hold a compliance 
17.28 	hearing within ten business days of issuing the order. The court may waive the hearing 
17.29 	requirement on its own motion or upon request of either the prosecutor or subject if the 
17.30 	court determines that the subject has complied with the transfer order, including filing of a 
17.31 	proof of transfer or affidavit of transfer, or otherwise submitted a credible declaration of 
17.32 	nonpossession.
17.33 	(b) If the court finds that there is probable cause to believe that the subject is not in 
17.34 	compliance with a transfer order or fails to appear at a compliance hearing, the court must 
18.1 	take appropriate action under the circumstances, including but not limited to issuing a 
18.2 	warrant for the subject's arrest. The court may also initiate a contempt proceeding under 
18.3 	section 588.01, subdivision 3, to impose remedial sanctions on its own motion, or upon the 
18.4 	motion of the prosecutor, and issue an order requiring the subject to appear, with additional 
18.5 	sanctions for failure to appear; provide proof of compliance with the order; and show cause 
18.6 	why the subject should not be held in contempt of court.
18.7 	(c) The act of voluntarily surrendering firearms, providing testimony relating to the 
18.8 	surrender of firearms, or complying with a transfer order, and any information directly or 
18.9 	indirectly derived from such act or testimony, may not be used against the subject in any 
18.10 	criminal prosecution, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise 
18.11 	failing to comply with the transfer order. Every transfer order must contain language 
18.12 	consistent with the statutory immunity set forth in this subdivision.
18.13 	(d) If a subject invokes the privilege against self-incrimination at the time of issuance 
18.14 	of the order or at a subsequent hearing, the court may afford the subject an opportunity to 
18.15 	demonstrate that compliance with a transfer order would expose that person to a realistic 
18.16 	threat of self-incrimination in a subsequent or pending criminal proceeding. The court may 
18.17 	conduct this portion of the proceeding ex parte or receive evidence in camera, without the 
18.18 	presence of the prosecuting attorney.
18.19 	(e) If the subject establishes such a realistic threat of self-incrimination regarding possible 
18.20 	criminal prosecution that is not addressed by the immunity from prosecution set forth in 
18.21 	paragraph (c), the court must afford the relevant prosecuting attorney an opportunity to offer 
18.22 	an immunity agreement tailored specifically to the firearms implicated by the potential 
18.23 	self-incrimination. To achieve the purposes of this section, any immunity offered should 
18.24 	be narrowly tailored to address any realistic threat of self-incrimination while ensuring that 
18.25 	any other firearms not implicated are surrendered.
18.26 	(f) Any immunity from prosecution beyond the immunity set forth in paragraph (c) may 
18.27 	only be extended by the prosecuting attorney. If the prosecuting attorney declines to extend 
18.28 	immunity such that the subject cannot fully comply with the transfer order without facing 
18.29 	a realistic threat of self-incrimination, the court's order must provide for the surrender of 
18.30 	every firearm and firearm permit that does not implicate a realistic threat of 
18.31 	self-incrimination. The order's prohibition on firearms possession remains in effect.
18.32 	(g) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as diminishing the requirement that the 
18.33 	subject fully comply with the order issued by the court. The burden remains on the subject 
18.34 	to prove compliance.
19.1 		Subd. 5.Law enforcement-assisted transfer of firearms. (a) When a court determines 
19.2 	that a subject's firearms must be taken into immediate possession by a law enforcement 
19.3 	agency pursuant to section 260C.201, subdivision 3, paragraph (e); 518B.01, subdivision 
19.4 	6, paragraph (h); 609.2242, subdivision 3, paragraph (g); 609.749, subdivision 8, paragraph 
19.5 	(f); or 629.715, or summarily forfeited to a law enforcement agency pursuant to section 
19.6 	518B.01, subdivision 14, paragraph (m); 609.2242, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); or 609.749, 
19.7 	subdivision 8, paragraph (d), the court must issue a search warrant to the local law 
19.8 	enforcement agency to take possession of all firearms in the subject's possession as soon 
19.9 	as practicable. Nothing in this section limits the ability of the local law enforcement agency 
19.10 	from cooperating with other law enforcement entities. When a subject resides on Tribal 
19.11 	territory, the chief law enforcement officer of the local law enforcement agency must request 
19.12 	the assistance and counsel of the appropriate Tribal police department prior to executing 
19.13 	the search warrant.
19.14 	(b) The chief law enforcement officer, or the chief's designee, must notify the subject 
19.15 	of the option to voluntarily comply with the order by immediately surrendering the subject's 
19.16 	firearms to a law enforcement agency. If the subject refuses or fails to voluntarily comply 
19.17 	with the order to surrender the subject's firearms within 12 hours, the officer or officers 
19.18 	tasked with serving the search warrant must execute the warrant.
19.19 	(c) If an officer executing the warrant takes possession of the subject's firearms without 
19.20 	the subject's compliance, the law enforcement agency must, upon written notice from the 
19.21 	subject, transfer the firearms to a federally licensed firearms dealer. Before a law enforcement 
19.22 	agency transfers a firearm under this subdivision, the agency must require the federally 
19.23 	licensed firearms dealer receiving the firearm to submit a proof of transfer that complies 
19.24 	with the requirements for proofs of transfer established in subdivision 2. The agency must 
19.25 	file a proof of transfer with the court within two business days of receiving the document. 
19.26 	A federally licensed firearms dealer who accepts a firearm transfer pursuant to this 
19.27 	subdivision must comply with subdivision 2, as if accepting transfer directly from the 
19.28 	subject.
19.29 	(d) A peace officer, law enforcement agency, and the state or a political subdivision that 
19.30 	employs the peace officer is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, for harm caused 
19.31 	by a subject after execution of a warrant under this subdivision, if the peace officer acts in 
19.32 	good faith in executing the warrant.

20.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2242, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.2 		Subd. 3.Domestic assaults; firearms. (a) When a person is convicted of a violation of 
20.3 	this section or section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.224, or 609.2247, the court shall 
20.4 	determine and make written findings on the record as to whether:
20.5 	(1) the assault was committed against a family or household member, as defined in 
20.6 	section 518B.01, subdivision 2;
20.7 	(2) the defendant owns or possesses a firearm; and
20.8 	(3) the firearm was used in any way during the commission of the assault.
20.9 	(b) If the court determines that the assault was of a family or household member, and 
20.10 	that the offender owns or possesses a firearm and used it in any way during the commission 
20.11 	of the assault, it shall order that the firearm and all other firearms possessed by the person
20.12 	be summarily forfeited under section 609.5316, subdivision 3. The court shall direct the 
20.13 	local law enforcement agency to take the person's firearms into immediate possession. If 
20.14 	the person does not surrender the person's firearms within 24 hours, the court must issue a 
20.15 	search warrant authorizing the agency to secure the person's firearms. Execution of a search 
20.16 	warrant issued under this paragraph shall comply with section 518B.03, subdivision 5.
20.17 	(c) When a person is convicted of assaulting a family or household member and is 
20.18 	determined by the court to have used a firearm in any way during commission of the assault, 
20.19 	the court may order that the person is prohibited from possessing any type of firearm for 
20.20 	any period longer than three years or for the remainder of the person's life. A person who 
20.21 	violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. At the time of the conviction, the 
20.22 	court shall inform the defendant for how long the defendant is prohibited from possessing 
20.23 	a firearm and that it is a gross misdemeanor to violate this paragraph. The failure of the 
20.24 	court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the 
20.25 	firearm possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
20.26 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), when a person is convicted of a 
20.27 	violation of this section or section 609.224 and the court determines that the victim was a 
20.28 	family or household member, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant is 
20.29 	prohibited from possessing a firearm for three years from the date of conviction and that it 
20.30 	is a gross misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The failure of the court to provide 
20.31 	this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the firearm possession 
20.32 	prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
21.1 	(e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a person is not entitled to possess a 
21.2 	pistol firearms if the person has been convicted after August 1, 1992, or a firearm if a person 
21.3 	has been convicted on or after August 1, 2014, of domestic assault under this section or 
21.4 	assault in the fifth degree under section 609.224 and the assault victim was a family or 
21.5 	household member as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, unless three years have 
21.6 	elapsed from the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted 
21.7 	of any other violation of this section or section 609.224. Property rights may not be abated 
21.8 	but access may be restricted by the courts. A person who possesses a firearm in violation 
21.9 	of this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
21.10 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (h) (g), when a person is convicted 
21.11 	of a violation of this section or section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.224, or 609.2247 
21.12 	and the court determines that the assault was against a family or household member, the 
21.13 	court shall order the defendant to transfer any firearms that the person possesses, within 
21.14 	three business days, to a federally licensed firearms dealer, a law enforcement agency, or 
21.15 	a third party who may lawfully receive them. The transfer may be permanent or temporary, 
21.16 	unless the court prohibits the person from possessing a firearm for the remainder of the 
21.17 	person's life under paragraph (c). A temporary firearm transfer only entitles the receiving 
21.18 	party to possess the firearm. A temporary transfer does not transfer ownership or title. A 
21.19 	defendant may not transfer firearms to a third party who resides with the defendant. If a 
21.20 	defendant makes a temporary transfer, a federally licensed firearms dealer or law enforcement 
21.21 	agency may charge the defendant a reasonable fee to store the person's firearms and may 
21.22 	establish policies for disposal of abandoned firearms, provided such policies require that 
21.23 	the person be notified by certified mail prior to disposal of abandoned firearms. For temporary 
21.24 	firearms transfers under this paragraph, a law enforcement agency, federally licensed firearms 
21.25 	dealer, or third party shall exercise due care to preserve the quality and function of the 
21.26 	transferred firearms and shall return the transferred firearms to the person upon request after 
21.27 	the expiration of the prohibiting time period imposed under this subdivision, provided the 
21.28 	person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The 
21.29 	return of temporarily transferred firearms to a person shall comply with state and federal 
21.30 	law. If a defendant permanently transfers the defendant's firearms to a law enforcement 
21.31 	agency, the agency is not required to compensate the defendant and may charge the defendant 
21.32 	a reasonable processing fee. A law enforcement agency is not required to accept a person's 
21.33 	firearm under this paragraph. The court shall order that the person surrender all permits to 
21.34 	carry and purchase firearms to the sheriff. as provided for in section 518B.03 and direct the 
21.35 	person to surrender all permits to carry and purchase firearms to the court or issuing law 
21.36 	enforcement agency as required under sections 624.7131, subdivision 7, and 624.714, 
22.1 	subdivision 8. If the court does not take immediate possession of a defendant's permit to 
22.2 	carry or permit to purchase, the defendant must surrender the permit to the court within 24 
22.3 	hours.
22.4 	(g) A defendant who is ordered to transfer firearms under paragraph (f) must file proof 
22.5 	of transfer as provided for in this paragraph. If the transfer is made to a third party, the third 
22.6 	party must sign an affidavit under oath before a notary public either acknowledging that 
22.7 	the defendant permanently transferred the defendant's firearms to the third party or agreeing 
22.8 	to temporarily store the defendant's firearms until such time as the defendant is legally 
22.9 	permitted to possess firearms. The affidavit shall indicate the serial number, make, and 
22.10 	model of all firearms transferred by the defendant to the third party. The third party shall 
22.11 	acknowledge in the affidavit that the third party may be held criminally and civilly 
22.12 	responsible under section 624.7144 if the defendant gains access to a transferred firearm 
22.13 	while the firearm is in the custody of the third party. If the transfer is to a law enforcement 
22.14 	agency or federally licensed firearms dealer, the law enforcement agency or federally 
22.15 	licensed firearms dealer shall provide proof of transfer to the defendant. The proof of transfer 
22.16 	must specify whether the firearms were permanently or temporarily transferred and include 
22.17 	the name of the defendant, date of transfer, and the serial number, make, and model of all 
22.18 	transferred firearms. The defendant shall provide the court with a signed and notarized 
22.19 	affidavit or proof of transfer as described in this section within two business days of the 
22.20 	firearms transfer. The court shall seal affidavits and proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this 
22.21 	paragraph.
22.22 	(h) (g) When a person is convicted of a violation of this section or section 609.221, 
22.23 	609.222, 609.223, 609.224, or 609.2247, and the court determines that the assault was 
22.24 	against a family or household member, the court shall determine by a preponderance of the 
22.25 	evidence if the person poses an imminent risk of causing another person substantial bodily 
22.26 	harm. Upon a finding of imminent risk, the court shall order that the local law enforcement 
22.27 	agency take immediate possession of all firearms in the person's possession as provided for 
22.28 	in section 518B.03, subdivision 5. The local law enforcement agency shall exercise due 
22.29 	care to preserve the quality and function of the defendant's firearms and shall return the 
22.30 	firearms to the person upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period, 
22.31 	provided the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under state or 
22.32 	federal law. The local law enforcement agency shall, upon written notice from the person, 
22.33 	transfer the firearms to a federally licensed firearms dealer or a third party who may lawfully 
22.34 	receive them. Before a local law enforcement agency transfers a firearm under this paragraph, 
22.35 	the agency shall require the third party or federally licensed firearms dealer receiving the 
23.1 	firearm to submit an affidavit or proof of transfer that complies with the requirements for 
23.2 	affidavits or proofs of transfer established in paragraph (g). The agency shall file all affidavits 
23.3 	or proofs of transfer received with the court within two business days of the transfer. The 
23.4 	court shall seal all affidavits or proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this paragraph. A federally 
23.5 	licensed firearms dealer or third party who accepts a firearm transfer pursuant to this 
23.6 	paragraph shall comply with paragraphs (f) and (g) as if accepting transfer from the 
23.7 	defendant. If the law enforcement agency does not receive written notice from the defendant 
23.8 	within three business days, the agency may charge a reasonable fee to store the defendant's 
23.9 	firearms. A law enforcement agency may establish policies for disposal of abandoned 
23.10 	firearms, provided such policies require that the person be notified via certified mail prior 
23.11 	to disposal of abandoned firearms.

23.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.749, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
23.13 		Subd. 8.Harassment; stalking; firearms. (a) When a person is convicted of harassment 
23.14 	or stalking under this section and the court determines that the person used a firearm in any 
23.15 	way during commission of the crime, the court may order that the person is prohibited from 
23.16 	possessing any type of firearm for any period longer than three years or for the remainder 
23.17 	of the person's life. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 
23.18 	At the time of the conviction, the court shall inform the defendant for how long the defendant 
23.19 	is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that it is a gross misdemeanor to violate this 
23.20 	paragraph. The failure of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect 
23.21 	the applicability of the firearm possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to 
23.22 	that defendant.
23.23 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), when a person is convicted of 
23.24 	harassment or stalking under this section, the court shall inform the defendant that the 
23.25 	defendant is prohibited from possessing a firearm for three years from the date of conviction 
23.26 	and that it is a gross misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The failure of the court 
23.27 	to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the firearm 
23.28 	possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
23.29 	(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a person is not entitled to possess a 
23.30 	pistol firearms if the person has been convicted after August 1, 1996, of harassment or 
23.31 	stalking under this section, or to possess a firearm if the person has been convicted on or 
23.32 	after August 1, 2014, of harassment or stalking under this section, unless three years have 
23.33 	elapsed from the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted 
23.34 	of any other violation of this section. Property rights may not be abated but access may be 
24.1 	restricted by the courts. A person who possesses a firearm in violation of this paragraph is 
24.2 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
24.3 	(d) If the court determines that a person convicted of harassment or stalking under this 
24.4 	section owns or possesses a firearm and used it in any way during the commission of the 
24.5 	crime, it shall order that the firearm and all other firearms possessed by the person be 
24.6 	summarily forfeited under section 609.5316, subdivision 3. The court shall direct the local 
24.7 	law enforcement agency to take the person's firearms into immediate possession. If the 
24.8 	person does not surrender the person's firearms within 24 hours, the court must issue a 
24.9 	search warrant authorizing the agency to secure the person's firearms. Execution of a search 
24.10 	warrant issued under this paragraph shall comply with section 518B.03, subdivision 5.
24.11 	(e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) and (g) (f), when a person is convicted 
24.12 	of harassment or stalking under this section, the court shall order the defendant to transfer 
24.13 	any firearms that the person possesses, within three business days, to a federally licensed 
24.14 	firearms dealer, a law enforcement agency, or a third party who may lawfully receive them. 
24.15 	The transfer may be permanent or temporary. A temporary firearm transfer only entitles 
24.16 	the receiving party to possess the firearm. A temporary transfer does not transfer ownership 
24.17 	or title. A defendant may not transfer firearms to a third party who resides with the defendant. 
24.18 	If a defendant makes a temporary transfer, a federally licensed firearms dealer or law 
24.19 	enforcement agency may charge the defendant a reasonable fee to store the person's firearms 
24.20 	and may establish policies for disposal of abandoned firearms, provided such policies require 
24.21 	that the person be notified via certified mail prior to disposal of abandoned firearms. For 
24.22 	temporary firearms transfers under this paragraph, a law enforcement agency, federally 
24.23 	licensed firearms dealer, or third party shall exercise due care to preserve the quality and 
24.24 	function of the transferred firearms and shall return the transferred firearms to the person 
24.25 	upon request after the expiration of the prohibiting time period imposed under this 
24.26 	subdivision, provided the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms under 
24.27 	state or federal law. The return of temporarily transferred firearms to a defendant shall 
24.28 	comply with state and federal law. If a defendant permanently transfers the defendant's 
24.29 	firearms to a law enforcement agency, the agency is not required to compensate the defendant 
24.30 	and may charge the defendant a reasonable processing fee. A law enforcement agency is 
24.31 	not required to accept a person's firearm under this paragraph. The court shall order that the 
24.32 	person surrender all permits to carry and purchase firearms to the sheriff. as provided for 
24.33 	in section 518.03 and direct the person to surrender all permits to carry and purchase firearms 
24.34 	to the court. If the court does not take immediate possession of a defendant's permit to carry 
24.35 	or permit to purchase, the defendant must surrender the permit to the court within 24 hours.
25.1 	(f) A defendant who is ordered to transfer firearms under paragraph (e) must file proof 
25.2 	of transfer as provided for in this paragraph. If the transfer is made to a third party, the third 
25.3 	party must sign an affidavit under oath before a notary public either acknowledging that 
25.4 	the defendant permanently transferred the defendant's firearms to the third party or agreeing 
25.5 	to temporarily store the defendant's firearms until such time as the defendant is legally 
25.6 	permitted to possess firearms. The affidavit shall indicate the serial number, make, and 
25.7 	model of all firearms transferred by the defendant to the third party. The third party shall 
25.8 	acknowledge in the affidavit that the third party may be held criminally and civilly 
25.9 	responsible under section 624.7144 if the defendant gains access to a transferred firearm 
25.10 	while the firearm is in the custody of the third party. If the transfer is to a law enforcement 
25.11 	agency or federally licensed firearms dealer, the law enforcement agency or federally 
25.12 	licensed firearms dealer shall provide proof of transfer to the defendant. The proof of transfer 
25.13 	must specify whether the firearms were permanently or temporarily transferred and include 
25.14 	the name of the defendant, date of transfer, and the serial number, make, and model of all 
25.15 	transferred firearms. The defendant shall provide the court with a signed and notarized 
25.16 	affidavit or proof of transfer as described in this section within two business days of the 
25.17 	firearms transfer. The court shall seal affidavits and proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this 
25.18 	paragraph.
25.19 	(g) (f) When a person is convicted of harassment or stalking under this section, the court 
25.20 	shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence if the person poses an imminent risk of 
25.21 	causing another person substantial bodily harm. Upon a finding of imminent risk, the court 
25.22 	shall order that the local law enforcement agency take immediate possession of all firearms 
25.23 	in the person's possession as provided for in section 518B.03, subdivision 5. The local law 
25.24 	enforcement agency shall exercise due care to preserve the quality and function of the 
25.25 	defendant's firearms and shall return the firearms to the person upon request after the 
25.26 	expiration of the prohibiting time period, provided the person is not otherwise prohibited 
25.27 	from possessing firearms under state or federal law. The local law enforcement agency 
25.28 	shall, upon written notice from the person, transfer the firearms to a federally licensed 
25.29 	firearms dealer or a third party who may lawfully receive them. Before a local law 
25.30 	enforcement agency transfers a firearm under this paragraph, the agency shall require the 
25.31 	third party or federally licensed firearms dealer receiving the firearm to submit an affidavit 
25.32 	or proof of transfer that complies with the requirements for affidavits or proofs of transfer 
25.33 	established in paragraph (f). The agency shall file all affidavits or proofs of transfer received 
25.34 	with the court within two business days of the transfer. The court shall seal all affidavits or 
25.35 	proofs of transfer filed pursuant to this paragraph. A federally licensed firearms dealer or 
25.36 	third party who accepts a firearm transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with 
26.1 	paragraphs (e) and (f) as if accepting transfer from the defendant. If the law enforcement 
26.2 	agency does not receive written notice from the defendant within three business days, the 
26.3 	agency may charge a reasonable fee to store the defendant's firearms. A law enforcement 
26.4 	agency may establish policies for disposal of abandoned firearms, provided such policies 
26.5 	require that the person be notified via certified mail prior to disposal of abandoned firearms.

26.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.715, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.7 		Subd. 2.Surrender of firearms. (a) The judge may order as a condition of release that 
26.8 	the person surrender to the local law enforcement agency all firearms, destructive devices, 
26.9 	or dangerous weapons owned or possessed by the person, and may not live in a residence 
26.10 	where others possess firearms. If ordered to surrender firearms, the person must also surrender 
26.11 	all permits to carry and purchase firearms to the court. If the court does not take immediate 
26.12 	possession of a person's permit to carry or permit to purchase, the person must surrender 
26.13 	the permit to the court within 24 hours.
26.14 	(b) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the surrender of firearms under this 
26.15 	section must comply with section 518B.03.
26.16 	(c) Any firearm, destructive device, or dangerous weapon surrendered under this 
26.17 	subdivision shall be inventoried and retained, with due care to preserve its quality and 
26.18 	function, by the local law enforcement agency, and must be returned to the person upon the 
26.19 	person's acquittal, when charges are dismissed, or if no charges are filed. If the person is 
26.20 	convicted, the firearm must be returned when the court orders the return or when the person 
26.21 	is discharged from probation and restored to civil rights.
26.22 	(d) If the person is convicted of a designated offense as defined in section 609.531, the 
26.23 	firearm is subject to forfeiture as provided under that section.
26.24 	(e) This condition may be imposed in addition to any other condition authorized by rule 
26.25 	6.02 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.