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HF 502

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/02/2015 01:41pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; requiring petition for restoration of ability to possess
firearms by felon be made in court of conviction; amending Minnesota Statutes
2014, section 609.165, subdivision 1d.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.165, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:


Subd. 1d.

Judicial restoration of ability to possess firearm by felon.

A person
prohibited by state law from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm
because of a conviction or a delinquency adjudication for committing a crime of violence
may petition deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin thenew text end court to restore the person's ability to possess, receive, ship, or transport
firearms and otherwise deal with firearms.new text begin Application for relief under this subdivision
shall be made in the district court of the county in which the conviction or delinquency
adjudication occurred.
new text end

The court may grant the relief sought if the person shows good cause to do so and
the person has been released from physical confinement.

If a petition is denied, the person may not file another petition until three years have
elapsed without the permission of the court.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
 new text end