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December 15, 2023

What protections can an extreme risk protection order include?

An extreme risk protection order of any type will order the respondent not to have firearms in his/her custody or control and not to purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive a firearm while the order is in effect. The order will also require the respondent to surrender any firearms s/he currently has in his/her custody.1 In an extreme risk protection order that is not an ex parte temporary order, the judge will also order that the respondent’s concealed pistol license be revoked, if s/he has one.2

1 R.C.W. § 7.105.340(1)(a)
2 R.C.W. § 7.105.340(1)(b)

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