Committee considers mandatory community custody for unlawful firearm possession

Corey Patton briefed that second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 52 68 requires courts to impose one year of community custody when sentencing a person for unlawful possession of a firearm regardless of whether the person is a criminal street gang member or associate. Patton explained community custody is supervised release in the community under the Department of Corrections following confinement; the bill removes the gang‑member condition that currently triggers the one‑year requirement.