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Senate Bill 1236 |
Senate Author: Seliger |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Dukes |
Senate Bill 1236 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to include in the citation issued by a peace officer to a person charged with a Class C misdemeanor offense, other than public intoxication, an admonishment providing that it may be unlawful for the person to possess or purchase certain handguns and ammunition if the person is convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving violence where the person was or is the spouse, intimate partner, parent, or guardian of or is in another similar relationship with the victim. The bill requires a court to give such an admonishment to a defendant charged with a misdemeanor involving family violence before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, authorizes the admonishment to be provided orally or in writing, and provides that the citation admonishment may serve as the court admonishment if the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor punishable by fine only.