2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police
Chapter 529 - Division of State Police
Section 29-36n - Protocol for the transfer, delivery or surrender of pistols, revolvers, other firearms and ammunition.
(a) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in conjunction with the Chief State's Attorney and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, shall develop a protocol to ensure that persons who become ineligible to possess a pistol or revolver or other firearm or ammunition have, in accordance with section 29-36k, transferred such pistol or revolver or other firearm or ammunition to a person eligible to possess such pistol or revolver or other firearm or ammunition or have delivered or surrendered such pistol or revolver or other firearm or ammunition to said commissioner. Such protocol shall include provisions to ensure that a person who becomes ineligible to possess a pistol or revolver or other firearm because such person is subject to a restraining or protective order or a foreign order of protection, as defined in section 29-36k, transfers such pistol or revolver or other firearm, or delivers or surrenders such pistol or revolver or other firearm, pursuant to arrangements made with an organized local police department or the Division of State Police in advance of such transfer, delivery or surrender.
(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in conjunction with the Chief State's Attorney and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, shall update the protocol developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to reflect the provisions of sections 29-7h, 29-28, 29-28a, 29-29, 29-30, 29-32 and 29-35, subsections (b) and (h) of section 46b-15, subsections (c) and (d) of section 46b-38c and sections 53-202a, 53-202l, 53-202m and 53a-217 and shall include in such protocol specific instructions for the transfer, delivery or surrender of pistols and revolvers and other firearms and ammunition when the assistance of more than one law enforcement agency is necessary to effect the requirements of section 29-36k.
(P.A. 99-212, S. 10; P.A. 01-130, S. 14; P.A. 02-120, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; 11-152, S. 10; P.A. 13-3, S. 35; 13-214, S. 18; P.A. 14-217, S. 129; P.A. 16-34, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 01-130 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re updating the protocol; P.A. 02-120 amended Subsec. (b) to require protocol to include specific instructions for transfer of pistols and revolvers when assistance of more than one law enforcement agency is necessary to effect the requirements of Sec. 29-36k; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-152 amended Subsec. (b) to add “delivery or surrender” re protocol for pistols and revolvers; P.A. 13-3 made provisions re ineligibility to possess pistol or revolver and transfer, delivery or surrender of pistol or revolver applicable to ammunition; P.A. 13-214 added references to other firearm and amended Subsec. (a) to provide that protocol shall include provisions to ensure that a person who becomes ineligible to possess a pistol, revolver or other firearm because the person is subject to a restraining or protective order or a foreign order of protection transfers the pistol, revolver or other firearm pursuant to advance arrangements made with local or state police; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 46b-15(e) with reference to Sec. 46b-15(g), effective January 1, 2015; P.A. 16-34 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 46b-15(g) with reference to Sec. 46b-15(h).
