Definitions
Title II — Extreme Risk Protection Orders
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In this title: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State or Indian Tribe— (i) that enacts legislation described in section 203; (ii) with respect to which the Attorney General determines that the legislation described in clause (i) complies with the requirements of section 203; and (iii) that certifies to the Attorney General that the State or Indian Tribe shall— (I) use a grant under section 202 for the purposes described in section 202(b); and (II) allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers; or (B) a unit of local government or other public or private entity that— (i) is located in a State or in the territory under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that meets the requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and (ii) certifies to the Attorney General that the unit of local government or entity shall— (I) use a grant under section 202 for the purposes described in section 202(b); and (II) allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers. (2) Extreme risk protection order The term extreme risk protection order means a written order or warrant, issued by a State or Tribal court or signed by a magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer), the primary purpose of which is to reduce the risk of firearm-related death or injury by doing 1 or more of the following: (A) Prohibiting a named individual from having under the custody or control of the individual, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. (B) Having a firearm removed or requiring the surrender of firearms from a named individual. (3) Firearm The term firearm has the meaning given the term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389). (5) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer means a public servant authorized by State, local, or Tribal law or by a State, local, or Tribal government agency to— (A) engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense; or (B) supervise sentenced criminal offenders. (6) Petitioner The term petitioner means an individual authorized under State or Tribal law to petition for an extreme risk protection order. (7) State The term State means— (A) a State; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (D) any other territory or possession of the United States. (8) Unit of local government The term unit of local government has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251).