Overview

  • Adds a citizenship inquiry and notification requirement when a person arrested for a crime possesses a firearm.

Key provisions

  • Requires arresting officers to ask about citizenship when the arrested person is in possession of a firearm.
  • Directs the officer to notify federal immigration authorities if the person is not a citizen.
  • Ties the requirement to arrest for a crime and contemporaneous firearm possession.

Penalties / enforcement

  • No new criminal penalties described in the OLIS summary.
  • Enforcement occurs through law enforcement procedure requirements.

Effective date / timeline

  • Effective date not specified in the OLIS summary.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • Applies only when a person is arrested for a crime and is in possession of a firearm.