Section 842-A. Suspension and revocation of a license to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm or firearms pursuant to section 400  


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      the penal law and ineligibility for such a license; order  to  surrender
      firearms.
        1.  Mandatory  and  permissive  suspension  of  firearms  license  and
      ineligibility for such a license upon the issuance of a temporary  order
      of  protection.    Whenever  a  temporary  order of protection is issued
      pursuant to section eight hundred twenty-eight of this article:
        (a) the court shall suspend any such existing license possessed by the
      respondent, order the respondent ineligible  for  such  a  license,  and
      order  the immediate surrender of any or all firearms owned or possessed
      where the court receives information that gives the court good cause  to
      believe  that:  (i) the respondent has a prior conviction of any violent
      felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of the penal  law;  (ii)  the
      respondent  has previously been found to have willfully failed to obey a
      prior order of protection and such  willful  failure  involved  (A)  the
      infliction  of serious physical injury, as defined in subdivision ten of
      section 10.00 of the penal law, (B) the  use  or  threatened  use  of  a
      deadly  weapon  or  dangerous  instrument  as those terms are defined in
      subdivisions twelve and thirteen of section 10.00 of the penal  law,  or
      (C)  behavior  constituting  any  violent  felony  offense as defined in
      section 70.02 of the penal law; or (iii)  the  respondent  has  a  prior
      conviction for stalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60
      of  the  penal  law, stalking in the second degree as defined in section
      120.55 of the penal law, stalking in the  third  degree  as  defined  in
      section  120.50  of  the  penal  law or stalking in the fourth degree as
      defined in section 120.45 of such law; and
        (b) the court may where the court finds a substantial  risk  that  the
      respondent  may  use or threaten to use a firearm unlawfully against the
      person or persons for whose protection the temporary order of protection
      is  issued,  suspend  any  such  existing  license  possessed   by   the
      respondent,  order  the  respondent  ineligible  for such a license, and
      order the immediate surrender of any or all firearms owned or possessed.
        2. Mandatory and  permissive  revocation  or  suspension  of  firearms
      license  and  ineligibility  for  such a license upon the issuance of an
      order of protection. Whenever an order of protection is issued  pursuant
      to section eight hundred forty-one of this part:
        (a)  the court shall revoke any such existing license possessed by the
      respondent, order the respondent ineligible  for  such  a  license,  and
      order  the immediate surrender of any or all firearms owned or possessed
      where the court finds that the conduct which resulted in the issuance of
      the order of protection involved (i) the infliction of serious  physical
      injury, as defined in subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law,
      (ii)  the  use  or  threatened  use  of  a  deadly  weapon  or dangerous
      instrument as  those  terms  are  defined  in  subdivisions  twelve  and
      thirteen   of  section  10.00  of  the  penal  law,  or  (iii)  behavior
      constituting any violent felony offense as defined in section  70.02  of
      the penal law; and
        (b)  the  court may, where the court finds a substantial risk that the
      respondent may use or threaten to use a firearm unlawfully  against  the
      person  or  persons  for  whose  protection  the  order of protection is
      issued,  (i)  revoke  any  such  existing  license  possessed   by   the
      respondent, order the respondent ineligible for such a license and order
      the  immediate  surrender  of  any or all firearms owned or possessed or
      (ii) suspend or continue to suspend any such existing license  possessed
      by  the  respondent, order the respondent ineligible for such a license,
      and order the immediate surrender  of  any  or  all  firearms  owned  or
      possessed.
    
        3.  Mandatory  and  permissive  revocation  or  suspension of firearms
      license and ineligibility for such a license upon a finding of a willful
      failure to obey an order of protection. Whenever a respondent  has  been
      found,  pursuant  to  section  eight hundred forty-six-a of this part to
      have  willfully  failed  to  obey  an order of protection issued by this
      court or  an  order  of  protection  issued  by  a  court  of  competent
      jurisdiction  in  another  state, territorial or tribal jurisdiction, in
      addition to any other  remedies  available  pursuant  to  section  eight
      hundred forty-six-a of this part:
        (a)  the court shall revoke any such existing license possessed by the
      respondent, order the respondent ineligible  for  such  a  license,  and
      order  the immediate surrender of any or all firearms owned or possessed
      where the willful failure to obey such order involves (i) the infliction
      of serious physical injury, as defined in  subdivision  ten  of  section
      10.00  of  the  penal  law,  (ii)  the use or threatened use of a deadly
      weapon  or  dangerous  instrument  as  those  terms   are   defined   in
      subdivisions  twelve  and thirteen of section 10.00 of the penal law, or
      (iii) behavior constituting any violent felony  offense  as  defined  in
      section  70.02  of the penal law; or (iv) behavior constituting stalking
      in the first degree as defined in  section  120.60  of  the  penal  law,
      stalking  in the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal
      law, stalking in the third degree as defined in section  120.50  of  the
      penal  law or stalking in the fourth degree as defined in section 120.45
      of such law; and
        (b) the court may where the court finds a substantial  risk  that  the
      respondent  may  use or threaten to use a firearm unlawfully against the
      person or persons for whose  protection  the  order  of  protection  was
      issued,   (i)   revoke  any  such  existing  license  possessed  by  the
      respondent, order the respondent ineligible for such a license,  whether
      or  not the respondent possesses such a license, and order the immediate
      surrender of any or all firearms owned or possessed or (ii) suspend  any
      such  existing license possessed by the respondent, order the respondent
      ineligible for such a license, and order the immediate surrender of  any
      or all firearms owned or possessed.
        4.  Suspension.  Any  suspension order issued pursuant to this section
      shall remain in effect for  the  duration  of  the  temporary  order  of
      protection  or  order  of  protection, unless modified or vacated by the
      court.
        5. Surrender. (a) Where an order to surrender one or more firearms has
      been issued, the temporary order of protection or  order  of  protection
      shall  specify the place where such firearms shall be surrendered, shall
      specify a date and time by which the surrender shall be  completed  and,
      to  the  extent possible, shall describe such firearms to be surrendered
      and shall direct the authority receiving such  surrendered  firearms  to
      immediately notify the court of such surrender.
        (b)  The  prompt surrender of one or more firearms pursuant to a court
      order issued pursuant this  section  shall  be  considered  a  voluntary
      surrender   for  purposes  of  subparagraph  (f)  of  paragraph  one  of
      subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law. The disposition of any
      such firearms shall be in accordance with the provisions of  subdivision
      six of section 400.05 of the penal law.
        (c)  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall not be deemed to limit,
      restrict or otherwise impair the authority of the  court  to  order  and
      direct  the surrender of any or all pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns
      or other firearms owned or possessed by a respondent  pursuant  to  this
      act.
        6.   Notice.   (a)   Where  an  order  of  revocation,  suspension  or
      ineligibility has been issued pursuant to this  section,  any  temporary
    
      order  of protection or order of protection issued shall state that such
      firearm license has been suspended or revoked or that the respondent  is
      ineligible for such license, as the case may be.
        (b)  The  court  revoking  or  suspending  the  license,  ordering the
      respondent ineligible for such license, or ordering the surrender of any
      firearm shall immediately notify the statewide  registry  of  orders  of
      protection  and  the duly constituted police authorities of the locality
      of such action.
        (c) The court revoking or  suspending  the  license  or  ordering  the
      defendant  ineligible for such license shall give written notice thereof
      without unnecessary delay to the division of state police at its  office
      in the city of Albany.
        (d)  Where  an  order  of  revocation,  suspension,  ineligibility, or
      surrender is modified or vacated, the court shall immediately notify the
      statewide registry of orders of  protection  and  the  duly  constituted
      police authorities of the locality concerning such action and shall give
      written  notice  thereof  without  unnecessary  delay to the division of
      state police at its office in the city of Albany.
        7. Hearing. The respondent shall have the right to  a  hearing  before
      the   court  regarding  any  revocation,  suspension,  ineligibility  or
      surrender order issued pursuant to this section, provided  that  nothing
      in this subdivision shall preclude the court from issuing any such order
      prior  to a hearing. Where the court has issued such an order prior to a
      hearing, it shall commence such hearing within fourteen days of the date
      such order was issued.
        8. Nothing in this section shall delay or otherwise interfere with the
      issuance of a temporary order of protection.