or possessing any firearm for the duration of the order,
ordering the defendant to temporarily relinquish to the
sheriff [the defendant's other weapons and ammunition which
have been used or been threatened to be used in an incident
of abuse against the plaintiff or the minor children and the
defendant's firearms and prohibiting the defendant from
acquiring or possessing any firearm for the duration of the
order] any firearms under the defendant's possession or
control, and requiring the defendant to relinquish to the
sheriff any firearm license issued under section 6108.3
(relating to relinquishment to third party for safekeeping)
or 18 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (relating to firearms not to be carried
without a license) or 6109 (relating to licenses) the
defendant may possess. The court may also order the defendant
to relinquish the defendant's other weapons or ammunition
that have been used or been threatened to be used in an
incident of abuse against the plaintiff or the minor
children. A copy of the court's order shall be transmitted to
the chief or head of the [police force or police department]
appropriate law enforcement agency of the municipality and to
the sheriff of the county of which the defendant is a
resident. When relinquishment is ordered, the following shall
apply:
(i) (A) The court's order shall require the
defendant to relinquish such firearms, other weapons,
ammunition and any firearm license pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter within 24 hours of service
of a temporary order or the entry of a final order or
the close of the next business day as necessary by
closure of the sheriffs' offices, except for cause
shown at the hearing, in which case the court shall
specify the time for relinquishment of any or all of
the defendant's firearms.
(B) A defendant subject to a temporary order
requiring the relinquishment of firearms, other
weapons or ammunition shall, in lieu of relinquishing
specific firearms, other weapons or ammunition which
cannot reasonably be retrieved within the time for
relinquishment in clause (A) due to their current
location, provide the sheriff with an affidavit
listing the firearms, other weapons or ammunition and
their current location. If the defendant, within the
time for relinquishment in clause (A), fails to
provide the affidavit or fails to relinquish,
pursuant to this chapter, any firearms, other weapons
or ammunition ordered to be relinquished which are
not specified in the affidavit, the sheriff shall, at
a minimum, provide immediate notice to the court, the
plaintiff and appropriate law enforcement
authorities. The defendant shall not possess any
firearms, other weapons or ammunition specifically
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