Tex.
Gov't Code Section 411.0521
Report to Department Concerning Certain Persons’ Access to Firearms
(a)
The clerk of the court shall prepare and forward to the department the information described by Subsection (b) not later than the 30th day after the date the court:(1)
performs any of the following actions:(A)
with respect to an individual who is at least 16 years of age:(i)
orders a person to receive inpatient mental health services under Chapter 574 (Court-ordered Mental Health Services), Health and Safety Code;(ii)
acquits a person in a criminal case by reason of insanity or lack of mental responsibility, regardless of whether the person is ordered to receive inpatient treatment or residential care under Chapter 46C (Insanity Defense), Code of Criminal Procedure;(iii)
commits a person determined to have an intellectual disability for long-term placement in a residential care facility under Chapter 593 (Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services), Health and Safety Code;(iv)
determines a person is incompetent to stand trial under Chapter 46B (Incompetency to Stand Trial), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(v)
finds a person is entitled to relief from disabilities under Section 574.088 (Relief from Disabilities in Mental Health Cases), Health and Safety Code; or(B)
with respect to a child who is at least 16 years of age:(i)
finds a child unfit to proceed under Subchapter C (Unfitness to Proceed Determination; Examination), Chapter 55 (Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability), Family Code, as a result of mental illness or an intellectual disability;(ii)
finds a child not responsible for the child’s conduct under Subchapter D (Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination; Examination), Chapter 55 (Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability), Family Code, as a result of mental illness or an intellectual disability;(iii)
orders a child to receive inpatient mental health services under Subchapter B (Mental Illness Determination; Examination), C, or D, Chapter 55 (Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability), Family Code, as a result of mental illness; or(iv)
commits a child to a residential care facility under Subchapter C (Unfitness to Proceed Determination; Examination) or D, Chapter 55 (Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability), Family Code, as a result of an intellectual disability; or(2)
appoints a guardian of the incapacitated adult person under Title 3, Estates Code, based on the determination that the person lacks the mental capacity to manage the person’s affairs.(b)
The clerk of the court shall prepare and forward the following information under Subsection (a):(1)
the complete name, race, and sex of the person;(2)
any known identifying number of the person, including social security number, driver’s license number, or state identification number;(3)
the person’s date of birth; and(4)
the federal prohibited person information that is the basis of the report required by this section.(c)
If practicable, the clerk of the court shall forward to the department the information described by Subsection (b) in an electronic format prescribed by the department.(c-1)
On request of the department, the clerk of the court shall forward a signed court order containing federal prohibited person information to the department for an audit of records provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Section 411.052 (Federal Firearm Reporting) for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. If the department determines that a record forwarded under this subsection is incomplete or invalid:(1)
the department shall notify the clerk of the court; and(2)
the clerk of the court shall forward to the department any additional information or record.(d)
If an order previously reported to the department under Subsection (a) is reversed by order of any court, the clerk shall notify the department of the reversal not later than 30 days after the clerk receives the mandate from the appellate court.(e)
The duty of a clerk to prepare and forward information under this section is not affected by:(1)
any subsequent appeal of the court order;(2)
any subsequent modification of the court order; or(3)
the expiration of the court order.
Source:
Section 411.0521 — Report to Department Concerning Certain Persons' Access to Firearms, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0521 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
