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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 40. Domestic Affairs § 40-17-10. Relinquishment of firearms

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. A respondent who receives a temporary or one-year extreme risk firearm protection order shall relinquish all firearms in the respondent's possession, custody or control or subject to the respondent's possession, custody or control in a safe manner to a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency or a federal firearms licensee within forty-eight hours of service of the order or sooner at the discretion of the court.

B. A law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or federal firearms licensee that takes temporary possession of a firearm pursuant to this section shall:

(1) prepare a receipt identifying all firearms that have been relinquished or taken;

(2) provide a copy of the receipt to the respondent;

(3) provide a copy of the receipt to the petitioner within seventy-two hours of taking possession of the firearms;

(4) file the original receipt with the court that issued the temporary or one-year extreme risk firearm protection order within seventy-two hours of taking possession of the firearms; and

(5) ensure that the law enforcement agency retains a copy of the receipt.

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