§ 33-24-6-14 — Duty of office to collect data and submit a report concerning firearm confiscation

(a) The following definitions apply
throughout this section:
(1) "Dangerous" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-14-1.
(2) "Firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5.
(3) "Office" means the office of judicial administration created by
section 1 of this chapter.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2021, the office shall collect and record the
following information:
(1) The law enforcement agency responsible for each confiscation
of a firearm under IC 35-47-14-2 and IC 35-47-14-3.
(2) The number of:
(A) warrant based firearm confiscations under IC 35-47-14-2;
and
(B) warrantless firearm confiscations under IC 35-47-14-3;
for each county, as applicable, each year.
(3) The total number of:
(A) handguns; and
(B) long guns;
confiscated under IC 35-47-14 for each county, as applicable,
each year.
(4) The county in which a court issues an order that finds or does
not find an individual to be dangerous under IC 35-47-14-6.
(c) The office shall, beginning July 1, 2021, not later than January
1 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6 that consolidates and presents the information
described in subsection (b).
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) and information
provided to a law enforcement agency for the purposes of handgun
licenses, the office shall not disclose, distribute, transfer, or provide the
following information to any person, entity, agency, or department:
(1) The:
(A) name;
(B) date of birth;
(C) Social Security number;
(D) address; or
(E) other unique identifier;
belonging to or associated with an individual alleged to be
dangerous by a law enforcement officer or found to be dangerous
by a circuit or superior court.
(2) The make, model, or serial number of any handgun, long gun,
or firearm seized, confiscated, retained, disposed of, or sold under
IC 35-47-14.
(e) Information:
(1) collected by the office; or
(2) used by the office;
to prepare the report described in subsection (c) is confidential and not
subject to public inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3-3.
(f) The office shall make the report described in subsection (c)
available to the public.
(g) The office may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this
section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.142-2020, SEC.54.