237.095 Persons barred by federal law from purchase of firearms -- Duty to notify courts and law enforcement agencies of purchase or attempt to purchase -- Protocol for providing notice -- Duty to notify petitioner -- Immunity from liability

237.095 Persons barred by federal law from purchase of firearms -- Duty to notify

courts and law enforcement agencies of purchase or attempt to purchase --

Protocol for providing notice -- Duty to notify petitioner -- Immunity from

liability.

(1) Upon receiving notice that a person barred from purchasing a firearm under 18

U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(8) has purchased or attempted to purchase a firearm, any agency

with the responsibility of entering domestic violence records into the Law

Information Network of Kentucky shall notify:

(a) The court in the jurisdiction where the domestic violence order was issued

under KRS 403.750; and

(b) The law enforcement agencies, as designated by the Department of Kentucky

State Police, that have jurisdiction in the county where the domestic violence

order was issued and in the county of the victim's residence if different from

the county where the domestic violence order was issued.

(2) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall develop a protocol for providing

notice to the required court and law enforcement agencies under subsection (1) of

this section. Within the protocol, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall

designate which local law enforcement agencies are to receive notice in each

county. A minimum of one (1) law enforcement agency shall be designated in each

county.

(3) When a designated law enforcement agency for the county where the domestic

violence order was issued or where the victim resides receives notice under

subsection (1)(b) of this section, that agency shall make reasonable efforts to ensure

that the petitioner who obtained the domestic violence order is notified that the

respondent has purchased or attempted to purchase a firearm.

(4) Any person carrying out responsibilities under this section shall be immune from

civil liability for good faith conduct in carrying out those responsibilities.

(5) This section shall apply only to domestic violence orders issued, or reissued, on or

after July 14, 2000, through July 15, 2002.