Compilation of State-Firearm Codes That Affect Juveniles
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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. FROM THE NATIONAL CR/MINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION ~d Compilation Of State-Firearm Codes That Affect Juveniles ~i¸ !i'i:i~ Prepared by the National Criminal Justice Association for the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention W'- and the Bureau of Justice Assistance November 1994 Washington, D. C. V" FROM THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION jt Compilation Of State Firearm Codes That Affect Juveniles Prepared by the National Criminal Justice Association for the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Bureau of Justice Assistance Writing, Research, and Production: Gwen A. Holden, Lisa Doyle Moran, Paul E. Lawrence, Robert A. Kapler, Patrick M. Meacham, Carolyn J. Reid, Nadine M. Rapacioli, Jennifer A. Ferrante November 1994 PROPERTY OF National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Box 6000 Q Rockville, MD 20849-6000 This project was supported by Grant No. 95-MU-MU-0001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice. The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program offices and bureaus: the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office of Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of this Agency. PREFACE This compilation of state firearms possession codes that affect juveniles has been prepared by the National Criminal Justice Association for the U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under BJA Grant No. 95-MU-MU- 0001. The compilation is an interim report of a 12-month project to carry out a comprehensive review of state fu'earm codes, which will include a comparative analysis of states'juvenile firearms codes. It was developed from a survey of state firearms code provisions that might be applied to juveniles relating to the ownership, purchase, receipt, handling, carrying, and holding of fwearms. The compilation also includes examples of state code provisions concerning the waiver of juveniles into criminal court on charges of fu'earms possession; however, an exhaustive search for firearms-related waiver provisions was outside the scope of this interim report. This compilation provides the reader with citations for and general insight into the types of provisions each state has enacted concerning juveniles' possession of firearms. In addition, a national perspective on the nature and range of state juvenile fu'earms possession code provisions is presented in the introduction to this document. Finally, the introduction includes an overview of juvenile firearms- related provisions enacted by state legislatures in their 1994 sessions and a brief discussion of the outlook for further action in this area in state legislative sessions that will begin in January 1995. The issue of juveniles and fu'earms currently is the subject of considerable attention and debate in the Congress, in state legislatures, and among public policymakers and criminal justice officials at all levels of government. It is an issue that undoubtedly will continue to command attention for the foreseeable future. Knowledge of the context and efficacy of existing state laws is essential if improvements and enhancements of these legal tools are to be developed. It is hoped that ongoing work in this area will O contribute to the state of the art of knowledge in this area. O Gwen A. Holden Executive Vice President National Criminal Justice Association Washington, D. C. November 9, 1994 Q TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................ 1 Methodology .................................................................... 1 Uses and Limitations .............................................................. 3 A National Perspective ............................................................. 5 General Firearm/Handgun Possession Prohibitions and Restrictions .................. 5 Prohibitions on Possession of Special Types of Weaponry and Weapons-mlateM Devices ............................................. 5 Parental Consent/Adult Supervision ........................................... 6 Specific Prohibitions and Restrictions on Juveniles' Possession of Firearms ............ 6 Firearms Safety Training .................................................... 6 Special Prohibitions or Restrictions on Fircanns Possession ...... ".................. 6 Penalties for Illegal Possession of Firearms ..................................... 7 Firearms and Schools ....................................................... 7 Waiver of Juveniles to Criminal Court ......................................... 7 Detention of Juveniles for Firearms Possession Violations .......................... 8 Overview of 1994 Legislative Action ................................................. 8 Schools and Weapons ....................................................... 9 Courts, Juveniles and Guns .................................................. 9 Outlook for 1995 Legislative Session ............................................... 0 Provisions in State Codes Relating to the Possession of Firearms by Juveniles ..................... C-1 Alabama ...................................................................... C-1 Alaska ........................................................................ C-3 Arizona ....................................................................... C-5 Arkansas ...................................................................... C-7 California ..................................................................... C-9 Colorado ..................................................................... C- 13 Connecticut ................................................................... C- 15 Delaware ..................................................................... C- 17 District of Columbia ........................................................... C- 19 Florida ...................................................................... C-21 Georgia ...................................................................... C-23 Hawaii ...................................................................... C-25 Idaho ........................................................................ C-27 Illinois ....................................................................... C-29 Indiana ...................................................................... C-31 Iowa ........................................................................ C-35 Kansas ...................................................................... C-37 Kentucky ..................................................................... C-39 Louisiana .................................................................... C-41 Maine ....................................................................... C-45 Maryland .................................................................... C-47 Massachusetts ................................................................ C-51 Michigan ..................................................................... C-55 °°. 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) Minnesota .................................................................... C-59 Mississippi ................................................................... C-61 Missouri ..................................................................... C-65 Montana ..................................................................... C-67 Nebraska ..................................................................... C-69 Nevada ...................................................................... C-71 New Hampshire ............................................................... C-73 New Jersey ................................................................... C-75 New Mexico .................................................................. C-77 New York .................................................................... C-79 North Carolina ................................................................ C-81 North Dakota ................................................................. C-83 Ohio ................... .................................................... C-85 Oklahoma .................................................................... C-87 Oregon ...................................................................... C-89 Pennsylvania .................................................................. C-91 Rhode Island .................................................................. C-93 South Carolina ................................................................ C-95 South Dakota ................................................................. C-97 Tennessee .................................................................... C-99 Texas ...................................................................... C-101 Utah ....................................................................... C-103 Vermont .................................................................... C- 105 Virginia ..................................................................... C- 107 Washington ................................................................