merce, as well as any permit authorizing 
the respondent to purchase or possess fire-
arms (including a concealed carry permit), 
that the respondent possesses or owns— 
‘‘(I) be immediately surrendered 
to the United States marshal or des-
ignated law enforcement officer; or 
‘‘(II) at the option of the re-
spondent, be immediately surrendered 
and sold to a federally licensed fire-
arms dealer; and 
‘‘(ii) take possession of all firearms 
and ammunition described in clause (i) 
that are not sold under subclause (II) of 
that clause, as well as any permit de-
scribed in that clause, that are— 
‘‘(I) surrendered; 
‘‘(II) in plain sight; or 
‘‘(III) discovered pursuant to a 
lawful search. 
‘‘(C) ALTERNATIVE
SURRENDER.—If a 
United States marshal or designated law en-
forcement officer is not able to personally serve 
an extreme risk protection order under subpara-
graph (A)(i), or is not reasonably able to take 
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custody of the firearms, ammunition, and per-
mits under subparagraph (B), the respondent 
shall surrender the firearms, ammunition, and 
permits in a safe manner to the control of a 
United States marshal or designated law en-
forcement officer not later than 48 hours after 
being served with the order. 
‘‘(3) RECEIPT.— 
‘‘(A) ISSUANCE.—At the time of surrender 
or removal under paragraph (2), a United 
States marshal or designated law enforcement 
officer taking possession of a firearm, ammuni-
tion, or a permit pursuant to an extreme risk 
protection order shall— 
‘‘(i) issue a receipt identifying all fire-
arms, ammunition, and permits that have 
been surrendered or removed; and 
‘‘(ii) provide a copy of the receipt 
issued under clause (i) to the respondent. 
‘‘(B) FILING.—Not later than 72 hours 
after service of an order under paragraph 
(2)(A), the United States marshal who served 
the order or designated another law enforce-
ment officer to do so shall— 
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‘‘(i) file the original receipt issued 
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
with the court that issued the extreme risk 
protection order; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the United States 
Marshals Service retains a copy of the re-
ceipt. 
‘‘(C) DESIGNATED
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICER.—If a designated law enforcement of-
ficer issues a receipt under subparagraph (A), 
the officer shall submit the original receipt and 
a copy of the receipt to the appropriate United 
States marshal to enable the United States 
marshal to comply with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(4) FORFEITURE.—If a respondent knowingly 
attempts, in violation of an extreme risk protection 
order, to access a firearm, ammunition, or a permit 
that was surrendered or removed under this sub-
section, the firearm, ammunition, or permit shall be 
subject to seizure and forfeiture under section 
924(d). 
‘‘(g) RETURN OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—If an extreme risk protection 
order is dissolved, or expires and is not renewed, the 
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court that issued the order shall order the United 
States Marshals Service to— 
‘‘(A) confirm, through the national instant 
criminal background check system and any 
other relevant law enforcement databases, that 
the respondent may lawfully own and possess 
firearms and ammunition; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if the respondent may lawfully own 
and possess firearms and ammunition, notify 
the respondent that the respondent may re-
trieve each firearm, ammunition, or permit sur-
rendered by or removed from the respondent 
under subsection (f); or 
‘‘(ii) if the respondent may not lawfully 
own or possess firearms and ammunition, notify 
the respondent that each firearm, ammunition, 
or permit surrendered by or removed from the 
respondent under subsection (f) will be returned 
only when the respondent demonstrates to the 
United States Marshals Service that the re-
spondent may lawfully own and possess fire-
arms and ammunition. 
‘‘(2) RETURN.—If an extreme risk protection 
order is dissolved, or expires and is not renewed, and 
the United States Marshals Service confirms under 
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paragraph (1)(A) that the respondent may lawfully 
own and possess firearms and ammunition, the court 
that issued the order shall order the entity that pos-
sesses each firearm, ammunition, or permit surren-
dered by or removed from the respondent under sub-
section (f) to return those items to the respondent. 
‘‘(h) RETURN OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IM-
PROPERLY RECEIVED.—If a court, in a hearing under 
subsection (d), determines that a firearm or ammunition 
surrendered by or removed from a respondent under sub-
section (f) is owned by an individual other than the re-
spondent, the court may order the United States marshal 
or designated law enforcement officer in possession of the 
firearm or ammunition to transfer the firearm or ammuni-
tion to that individual if— 
‘‘(1) the individual may lawfully own and pos-
sess firearms and ammunition; and 
‘‘(2) the individual will not provide the respond-
ent with access to the firearm or ammunition. 
‘‘(i) PENALTY FOR FALSE REPORTING OR FRIVO-
LOUS PETITIONS.—An individual who knowingly submits 
materially false information to the court in a petition for 
an extreme risk protection order under this section, or who 
knowingly files such a petition that is frivolous, unreason-
able, or without foundation, shall be fined not less than 
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$1,000, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, 
as the court deems necessary to deter such abuse of proc-
ess. 
‘‘(j) MODEL POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall draft a 
model policy to maximize the accessibility of extreme 
risk protection orders. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In drafting the model policy 
under paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that State and local law en-
forcement officers and members of the public 
without legal training are able to easily file pe-
titions for extreme risk protection orders; 
‘‘(B) prescribe outreach efforts by employ-
ees of the district courts of the United States 
to familiarize relevant law enforcement officers 
and the public with the procedures for filing pe-
titions, either— 
‘‘(i) through direct outreach; or 
‘‘(ii) in coordination with— 
‘‘(I) relevant officials in the exec-
utive or legislative branch of the Fed-
eral Government; or 
‘‘(II) with State and local offi-
cials; 
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