Article archive / April 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 8. Source pages: 9.
Requires certain types of information regarding a person's mental health to be collected and sent to DPS&C and the FBI.
Proposed law provides that "prohibited person information" means information that identifies an individual as any of the following: (1) A person ordered by a court to be judicially committed, receive involuntary outpatient treatment, or receive mental health treatment or services. (2) A person who has been interdicted by a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) A person determined to lack the mental capacity to proceed with a criminal trial. (4) A person acquitted in a criminal case by reason of insanity. (5) A person who has been denied a concealed handgun permit pursuant to present law for reasons involving his mental capacity. (6) A person who has been ordered by a court from possessing a firearm or had his use of a firearm restricted pursuant to a court order.
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