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

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

Sec. 14. (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.

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