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State Statute Type of Weapon Prohibited Categories* Duration of Prohibition Provision for Restoration in Statute Alabama Ala. Code § 22-52-10.8 Firearm Committed Not specified Yes Alaska None N/A N/A N/A N/A Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3101(A)(6)(a) Firearm Adjudicated dangerous to self/others and court-ordered to treatment Not specified Yes Arkansas Ark. Code § 5-73-103(a)(2, 3) Firearm Adjudicated mentally ill or committed Not specified No California Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 8103 Dangerous weapon Invol. admitted for observation (for danger to self or others only) or certified for intensive treatment (any grounds) Five years Yes Colorado None N/A N/A N/A N/A Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. §29-28(b)(5) Pistol, revolver Committed Twelve months No Delaware Del. Code tit. 11, § 1448A(2) Deadly weapon Committed Not specified Yes† District of Columbia D.C. Code § 7-2502.03(a)(6) Firearm Vol. or invol. committed Five years Yes† Florida Fla. Stat. § 790.25 2(b)(1) Firearm Adjudged mentally incompetent Not specified No Georgia Ga. Code § 16-11-178(b) Handgun Committed Five years Yes† Hawaii Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-7(3) Firearm “Is or has been diagnosed as having a significant behavioral, emotional or mental disorder” Not specified Yes† Idaho None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Illinois 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/4(2)(iv) Firearm “Has been a patient in a mental institution” Five years No Indiana Ind. Code § 35-47-2-7(b)(4) Handgun Is mentally incompetent Not specified No Iowa Iowa Code § 724.15 1(f) Pistol/revolver Ever adjudged mentally incompetent Not specified No Kansas None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Kentucky None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Louisiana None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Maine None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Maryland Md. Code § 5-133(b)(6, 7) and § 5-205(a)(1, 2) Firearm “Suffers from a mental disorder. . .and has a history of violent behavior,” or ever “spent more than 30 consecutive days in a medical institution for treatment of a mental disorder” Not specified Yes† Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws § 129B(1)(iii) Firearm Committed Not specified Yes† Michigan Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.422(3)(f, g) Pistol Adjudged insane, or committed to invol. inpatient or outpatient treatment Not specified Yes Minnesota Minn. Stat. § 624.713subd. 1c Firearm Committed Not specified Yes† Mississippi None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Missouri Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.070 1(2) Concealable firearm Currently adjudged mentally incompetent Not specified No Montana None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2404 Handgun Prohibited by 18 U.S.C. § 922 State database of treatment/commitments purged after five years No Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat § 202.360 2(a) Firearm Ever adjudicated mentally ill or committed Not specified No New Hampshire None N/A N/A N/A N/A New Jersey N.J. Rev. Stat § 2C:39-7(a) Weapon Committed Not specified Yes† New Mexico None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A New York N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00 subd 16 and § 400.00 subd 1 Rifle or shotgun (§ 265.00) pistol or revolver (§ 400.00) “Certified not suitable to possess” (rifle or shotgun); ever “suffered any mental illness” or committed (pistol or revolver) Not specified Yes† North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404(c)(4) Pistol or crossbow Adjudged mentally incompetent or committed Not specified No North Dakota N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-02-01(3) Firearm Committed Three years No Ohio Oh. Rev. Code § 2923.13(A)(5) Firearm “Is under adjudication of mental incompetence, has been adjudicated as a mental defective, has been committed . . . or is an invol. patient other than one who is a patient only for purposes of observation” Not specified No Oklahoma Okla. Stat. §§ 1289.10, 1289.12 Firearm Emotionally disturbed or of unsound mind Not specified No Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.250(1)(c)(D, E) Firearm Committed, or prohibited by court due to danger to self or others Not specified No Pennsylvania 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6105(c)(4) Firearm Adjudicated as incompetent or committed Not specified Yes Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-6 Firearm “Under guardianship or treatment or confinement by virtue of being a mental incompetent” Five years Yes† South Carolina S.C. Code § 16-23-30(1) Handgun Adjudicated mentally incompetent Not specified No South Dakota None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Tennessee None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Texas None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A Utah Utah Code § 76-10-503(1)(b)(vii) Dangerous weapon Adjudicated mentally defective or committed Not specified No Vermont None N/A N/A N/A N/A Virginia Va. Code §§ 18.2-308.1:2; 18.2-308.1:3 Firearm Adjudicated legally incompetent, mentally incapacitated, or committed Not specified Yes Washington Wash. Rev. Code § 9.41.040(2)(a)(ii) Firearm Committed Not specitied Yes West Virginia W. Va. Code § 61-7-7(a)(4) Firearm Adjudicated mentally defective or committed Not specified Yes Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 941.29(1)(e) Committed and prohibited by committing court Not specified Yes Wyoming None‡ N/A N/A N/A N/A -
This summary table lists only statutes concerning individuals who are receiving or have received mental health treatment. For the sake of clarity, statutes concerning substance abuse history or forensic adjudication (e.g., history of being found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity) are not included. Statutes denoted “dangerous weapon” or “deadly weapon” prohibit possession of any firearm as well as of certain classes of weapons (e.g., knives, daggers, swords) other than firearms. Some statutes may have been added, amended or repealed by the time of publication. This summary is intended for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied on for legal purposes. Note that firearms possession by individuals in the categories defined in 18 U.S.C. § 922 is illegal in all states regardless of state laws.
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* Unless otherwise specified, the term “committed” is used to refer to any involuntary hospitalization or confinement.
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† Statute requires certification by a physician for restoration.
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‡ State law prohibits issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm to persons with a specified mental health history or status.
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