Search warrants: firearms.

Existing law establishes various grounds for the issuance of a search warrant. This bill would additionally authorize issuance of a search warrant when the property or things to be seized include a firearm or any other deadly weapon that is owned by, or in the possession of, or in the custody or control of, a person who has been detained or apprehended for examination of his or her mental condition, as specified. The bill would also authorize issuance of a search warrant when the property or things to be seized include a firearm or any other deadly weapon at the scene of, or at the premises occupied or under the control of the person arrested in connection with, a domestic violence incident involving a threat to human life or a physical assault, as specified. The bill would also state that it is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting the measure to authorize the seizure of firearms in specified circumstances. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1524 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 789, to become operative if this bill is enacted after AB 789.