EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDERS
Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-
“Court”, the superior, district, or Boston municipal court departments of the trial court.
“Extreme risk protective order”, an order in writing, issued and signed by the court pursuant to section 6, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms or ammunition for a period of 1 year.
“Family or household member”, a person who:
(a) is or was married to the respondent;
(b) is or was residing with the respondent in the same household;
(c) is or was related by blood or marriage to the respondent;
(d) has or is having a child in common with the respondent, regardless of whether they have ever married or lived together; or
(e) is or has been in a substantive dating or engagement relationship with the respondent, which shall be adjudged by district or Boston municipal courts consideration of the following factors: (1) the length of time of the relationship; (2) the type of relationship; (3) the frequency of interaction between the parties; and (4) if the relationship has been terminated by either person, the length of time elapsed since the termination of the relationship.
“Health care provider”, a licensed physician, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed social worker or licensed mental health clinician.
“Petitioner”, a family or household member, health care provider, or law enforcement officer or district attorney with jurisdiction over the respondent’s residence, who files a petition requesting a temporary or 1-year extreme risk protective order.
''Protective order issued by another jurisdiction'', any injunction or other order issued by a court of another state, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or tribal court that is issued for the purpose of prohibiting a person from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms or ammunition because that person poses a significant danger of causing physical harm to themselves, the petitioner, or anyone else by having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving such firearm or ammunition.
