Section 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: (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: (C) Social Security number;(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.Added by P.L. 142-2020,SEC. 54, eff. 7/1/2020.