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Firearms Divestiture Procedures

Sheriff Craig Webre, Lafourche Parish

2015 Domestic Relations Seminar LOUISIANA JUDICIAL COLLEGE

August 13-14, 2015 • New Orleans, Louisiana

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Firearm Divestiture

I mple me nting a Pra c tic a l Pro c e ss She riff Cra ig We b re L ie ute na nt Va le rie Ma rtine z Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office

Firearm Divestiture While laws e stablish the pr

hibition of fir

e ar m posse ssion, the law doe s not spe c ify a fir e ar m dive stitur e pr

c e ss

in L

uisiana.

Firearm Divestiture T his pr e se nts the oppor tunity for c r e ativity and innovation to de ve lop a safe , e ffe c tive , and pr ac tic al me c hanism in whic h to dive st.

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Presentation Overview

Re vie w F

ire a rm Dive stiture L e g isla tio n

I

mple me nta tio n o f L e g isla tio n

De ta ile d Vie w o f L

.P.S.O. Pro c e ss Firearm Possession Prohibitions

F E DE RAL

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)

– Qua lifying Pro te c tive Orde rs

E

xc e ptio n fo r military and law e nfo rc e me nt

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9)

– Do me stic Ab use Co nvic tio ns

NO e xc e ptio n fo r military and law e nfo rc e me nt

Firearm Possession Prohibitions

L OUISIANA

R.S. 46:2136.3 (CIVIL

)

– Qua lifying Pro te c tive Orde rs

R.S. 14:95.10 (CRIMINAL

)

– Do me stic Ab use Co nvic tio ns

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Firearm Possession Prohibitions

R.S. 46:2136.3 (CIVIL

)

– Qualifying Pr

te c tive Or

de r

De fe nda nt po se s c re dib le thre a t to physic a l

sa fe ty

I

nvo lve s spe c ific re la tio nship to vic tim(s)

De fe nda nt a llo we d to pa rtic ipa te in

c o ntra dic to ry he a ring

Pro hib itio n is ide ntifie d in Pro te c tive Orde r
De fe nda nt must b e la wfully se rve d

Firearm Possession Prohibitions

R.S. 46:2136.3 (CIVIL

)

– Pe r

iod of Pr

hibition:
Dura tio n o f the Pro te c tive Orde r
E

nfor c e me nt: – Conte mpt of Cour

t (R

.S. 46:2137)

Up to 6 mo nths in ja il a nd/ o r $500 fine

– Violation of a Pr

te c tive Or

de r (R

.S. 14:79)

R.S. 14:79 Penalties

F

ine s and/ or Jail

E

nhanc e able up to a F e lony

Batte r

y is a fac tor – 3r

d violation involving batte r y within 5 ye ar s:

1 ye ar
min. / 5 ye ar

s max.

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Firearm Possession Prohibitions

R.S. 14:95.10 (CRIMINAL

)

– R

e quir e d E le me nts:

R.S. 14:35.3 c o nvic tio n
De fe nda nt re pre se nte d b y c o unse l o r kno wing ly

wa ive d rig ht

Jury tria l o r de fe nda nt kno wing ly wa ive d rig ht

– Pe r

iod of Pr

hibition:
10 ye a rs upo n c o mple tio n o f se nte nc e , pro b a tio n,

pa ro le , o r suspe nsio n o f se nte nc e .

Firearm Possession Prohibitions

R.S. 14:95.10* (CRIMINAL

)

– Pe nalty:

I

nc a rc e ra tio n: min. 1 ye a r / ma x. 5 ye a rs

F

ine : min. $500 / ma x. $1,000

*NOT E : Also pr

hibits c onc e ale d we apons.

Implementation of Laws

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Groundwork for Divestiture

1. I

de ntify all de fe ndants subje c t to laws

2. I

nfo rm tho se de fe ndants o f the laws

3. Offe r assistanc e with dive stiture
4. E

nfo rc e the laws

5. Mo nito r pro hibite d po sse sso rs

Collaboration

Co urts / Judg e s
Distric t Atto rne y’ s Offic e
Cle rk o f Co urt
L

a w E nfo rc e me nt Ag e nc ie s

Courts / Judges

F
r R

.S. 14:95.10, e nsure de fe nda nt is: – re pre se nte d by c o unse l o r waive s right – trie d by a jury o r waive s right (if applic able )

E

nsure pro te c tive o rde rs me e ts sta tuto ry re q uire me nts

Sug g e stio ns:

– I nfo rm de fe ndants abo ut pro hibitio n laws – E nfo rc e c o mplianc e with pro hibitio n laws – I de ntify so urc e (s) o f dive stiture assistanc e

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District Attorney’s Office

Pro se c ute do me stic a b use c ha rg e s
E

nsure c o nvic tio ns a re fo r R.S. 14:35.3 -

Dome stic Abuse Batte r y

Give no tic e to la w e nfo rc e me nt o f R

.S. 14:35.3 c o nvic tio ns – U tilize a Do me stic Vio le nc e Pro se c uto r

Assist Judg e s to e nsure c o mplia nc e

with R.S. 14:95.10 (right to c o unse l & jury trial)

Clerk of Court

Pe r R.S. 46:2135, must e xpe ditio usly

se nd to L a w E nfo rc e me nt (by e nd o f ne xt

busine ss day)

– Any Pro te c tive Orde r issue d / mo difie d / e xte nde d / dismisse d – Any Sta y-a wa y Orde r issue d a s a b o nd re stric tio n

Pro vide 24-ho ur a c c e ss to c o nvic tio n

minute s

Law Enforcement Agencies

Ove r vie w

F

a c ilita te dive stiture

I

de ntify a nd “fla g ” pro hib ite d po sse sso rs

Mo nito r / I

nve stig a te

E

nfo rc e me nt

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L.P.S.O. Process

ST

E P 1: Cr e ate ne w c ase for e ac h de fe ndant – Qua lifying pro te c tive o rde rs

via Cle rk o f Co urt

– Do me stic Ab use c o nvic tio ns

via Distric t Atto rne y

– Sc a n do c ume nta tio n into e le c tro nic c a se file

Law Enforcement Data System

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Case Overview Document Scans

Conviction Minutes Protective Order

L.P.S.O. Process

 ST

E P 1: Cr e ate a ne w c ase for e ac h de fe ndant

ST

E P 2: Se r ve notic e of laws to e ac h de fe ndant – No tific a tio n/ Ac kno wle dg e me nt F

rm

– Assist with fire a rms dive stiture

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Firearms Acknowledgement Form

1. I

nfo rms de fe nda nt o f sta te a nd fe de ra l la ws

2. Asks de fe nda nt

whe the r he / she po sse sse s fire a rms

3. L

ists c o nse q ue nc e s fo r no n-c o mplia nc e a nd fo r fa ilure to re turn fo rm

Do You Possess Firearms? YES

Offe r

to assist with thir d-par ty tr ansfe r – E

nsure third party c an lawfully po sse ss – Outline dutie s/ re spo nsibilitie s o f third pa rty

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ndic ate c o nse que nc e s fo r allo wing de fe ndant to take po sse ssio n

*PRI MARY BE NE F I T :*

E nsuring physic al se paratio n o f the de fe ndant fro m the fire arm.

Do You Possess Firearms? YES

L

aw E nfor c e me nt Safe ke e ping/ Holding – Pro te c t inte g rity o f the we a po n

S

to rage c harge o r damage waive r

– F a c ilita te le g a l sa le / tra nsfe r to third pa rty – Ac c e pt irre vo c a b le do na tio n – Ha ndle a b a ndo nme nt o f we a po n

R.S

. 15:41 (pro pe rty se ize d in c riminal pro c e e ding)

R.S

. 33:2333 (sto le n, se ize d, o r re linquishe d pro pe rty)

Re purpo se /

S e ll

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Do You Possess Firearms? YES

F

ac ilitate a le gal sale / tr a nsfe r to thir d par ty

Ac c e pt ir

r e voc able donation

Do You Possess Firearms? NO

I

f de fe nda nt DOE

S NOTpo sse ss

fire a rms:

– Case is c lo se d but mo nito re d

L.P.S.O. Process

 ST

E P 1: Cr e ate a ne w c ase for e ac h de fe ndant

 ST

E P 2: Se r ve notic e of laws to e ac h de fe ndant

ST

E P 3: T r ac k/ Monitor pr

hibite d

posse ssor s – Simplify the pro c e ss fo r o ffic e rs in the fie ld – Re mo ve the “g ue ss-wo rk”

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Tracking Prohibited Possessors

Color
c ode d ale r

ts: – R

E D: Dome stic Viole nc e Convic tions

– GRE

E N: Qualifying Pr

te c tive Or

de r s

– BL

UE : F e de r ally Pr

hibite d Posse ssor

s

Tracking Prohibited Possessors Tracking Prohibited Possessors

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Tracking Prohibited Possessors Tracking Prohibited Possessors Tracking Prohibited Possessors

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Monitoring Prohibited Possessors

Cur r e nt numbe r s of de fe ndants with ale r ts:

ST

AT E (D.V. Convic tions): 300

ST

AT E (Pr

te c tive Or

de r s):

138

F

E DE RAL : 454

Legal Enhancements

Re q uire fire a rm po sse ssio n de c la ra tio n

– De c la re in o pe n c o urt

Se lf-inc rimina tio n
E

sta b lish e ffe c tive da te / time o f pro hib itio n

– De c la re to la w e nfo rc e me nt

Re q uire pro o f o f fire a rm dive stiture

Legal Enhancements

R.S. 14:95.10

– I nte rruptio n o f 10-ye a r pre sc riptive pe rio d

Ma nda te le g a l re po sito ry
Re le a se o f we a po ns

– Judic ia l a utho riza tio n

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Our Goals

Mo ve fo r sta te wide c o nsiste nc y
Offe r tra ining in “b e st pra c tic e s” to la w

e nfo rc e me nt a g e nc ie s