1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

   1. (1) "Dangerous" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-14-1 .
   2. (2) "Firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5 .
   3. (3) "Office" means the office of judicial administration created by section 1 of this chapter.

2. (b) Beginning July 1, 2021, the office shall collect and record the following information:

   1. (1) The law enforcement agency responsible for each confiscation of a firearm under IC 35-47-14-2 and IC 35-47-14-3 .

   2. (2) The number of:

      1. (A) warrant based firearm confiscations under IC 35-47-14-2 ; and

      2. (B) warrantless firearm confiscations under IC 35-47-14-3 ;

         for each county, as applicable, each year.

   3. (3) The total number of:

      1. (A) handguns; and

      2. (B) long guns;

         confiscated under IC 35-47-14 for each county, as applicable, each year.

   4. (4) The county in which a court issues an order that finds or does not find an individual to be dangerous under IC 35-47-14-6 .
3. (c) The office shall, beginning July 1, 2021, not later than January 1 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 that consolidates and presents the information described in subsection (b).

4. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) and information provided to a law enforcement agency for the purposes of handgun licenses, the office shall not disclose, distribute, transfer, or provide the following information to any person, entity, agency, or department:

   1. (1) The:

      1. (A) name;
      2. (B) date of birth;
      3. (C) Social Security number;
      4. (D) address; or

      5. (E) other unique identifier;

         belonging to or associated with an individual alleged to be dangerous by a law enforcement officer or found to be dangerous by a circuit or superior court.

   2. (2) The make, model, or serial number of any handgun, long gun, or firearm seized, confiscated, retained, disposed of, or sold under IC 35-47-14 .

5. (e) Information:

   1. (1) collected by the office; or

   2. (2) used by the office;

      to prepare the report described in subsection (c) is confidential and not subject to public inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3-3 .

6. (f) The office shall make the report described in subsection (c) available to the public.
7. (g) The office may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.142-2020, SEC.54.