Substitute House Bill No. 6839
Public Act No. 23-130
AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY STATE PERMITS TO CARRY
A PISTOL OR REVOLVER ISSUED BY TRIBAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
(a) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a calendar
year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, sell, deliver,
or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such person's
possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver at retail
without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection.
The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the chief
executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, of the municipality, as
defined in section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief executive officer,
the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police
officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such
municipality, may, upon the application of any person, issue a permit
in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency
Services and Public Protection for the sale at retail of pistols and
revolvers within the jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit.
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unless the applicant holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or
revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to carry
a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and
the applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish that local
zoning requirements have been met for the location where the sale is to
take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a pistol or
revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or
who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of pistols or
revolvers shall not be required to submit such documentation for the
location where the sale or exchange is to take place.
(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent
residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of
police or, where there is no chief of police, such chief executive officer,
as defined in section 7-193, or, if designated by such chief executive
officer, a resident state trooper or state police officer, as applicable, may
issue a temporary state permit to such person to carry a pistol or
revolver within the state, provided such authority shall find that such
applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or revolver which such
applicant may be permitted to carry under such permit other than a
lawful use and that such person is a suitable person to receive such
permit. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal
history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. If the applicant
has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
state, and such tribe has a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-
294a, the chief of police of such law enforcement unit may issue a
temporary state permit to such person pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection, and any chief of police of any other law enforcement unit
having jurisdiction over an area containing such person's bona fide
permanent residence shall not issue such temporary state permit if such
tribal law enforcement unit accepts applications for temporary state
permits. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. No state or
temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under
this subsection if the applicant (1) has failed to successfully complete a
course approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and
Public Protection in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers
including, but not limited to, a safety or training course in the use of
pistols and revolvers available to the public offered by a law
enforcement agency, a private or public educational institution or a
firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National
Rifle Association or the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection and a safety or training course in the use of pistols or
revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state or the
National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, or (B)
a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 2015,
or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-
62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the
preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the
commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120,
(4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years
after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease
or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined in a
hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section
17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court,
or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, to a
hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section
17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a
psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent
person or a drug-dependent person, as those terms are defined in
section 17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued
by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use
of physical force against another person, including an ex parte order
issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms
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after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection
investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section
29-38c, (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or
receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally
or unlawfully in the United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years
of age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a
valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to
participate in any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and
revolvers. No person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a
pistol or revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and
no temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to
any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the
preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state
permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the
application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the
issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a
temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past
twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a
pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this
subsection, shall forward the original application to the commissioner.
Not later than sixty days after receiving a temporary state permit, an
applicant shall appear at a location designated by the commissioner to
receive the state permit. The commissioner may then issue, to any
holder of any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or
revolver within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, the
commissioner shall make available to the permit holder a copy of the
law regarding the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or
theft of a firearm and the penalties associated with the failure to comply
with such law. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall
forward a record of such permit to the local authority, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this
subsection, issuing the temporary state permit. The commissioner shall
retain records of all applications, whether approved or denied. The copy
of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall be laminated and
shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. A person holding
a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall notify the issuing
authority within two business days of any change of such person's
address. The notification shall include the old address and the new
address of such person.
(c) No issuing authority may require any sworn member of the
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an
organized local police department to furnish such sworn member's
residence address in a permit application. The issuing authority shall
allow each such sworn member who has a permit to carry a pistol or
revolver issued by such authority to revise such member's application
to include a business or post office address in lieu of the residence
address. The issuing authority shall notify each such member of the
right to revise such application.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, the
name and address of a person issued a permit to sell at retail pistols and
revolvers pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or a state or a
temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, or a local permit to carry pistols and
revolvers issued by local authorities prior to October 1, 2001, shall be
confidential and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such information may
be disclosed to law enforcement officials acting in the performance of
their duties, including, but not limited to, employees of the United
States Probation Office acting in the performance of their duties and
parole officers within the Department of Correction acting in the
performance of their duties, (2) the issuing authority may disclose such
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pursuant to section 29-33, as amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended
by this act, or 29-38m for verification that such state or temporary state
permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and the
local authority may disclose such information to the extent necessary to
comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-33, as amended by
this act, 29-37a, as amended by this act. or 29-38m for verification that a
local permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and
(3) such information may be disclosed to the Commissioner of Mental
Health and Addiction Services to carry out the provisions of subsection
(c) of section 17a-500.
(e) The issuance of any permit to carry a pistol or revolver does not
thereby authorize the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver in
any premises where the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver is
otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the person who owns or
exercises control over such premises.
(f) Any bona fide resident of the United States having no bona fide
permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any local authority in the
state, but who has a permit or license to carry a pistol or revolver issued
by the authority of another state or subdivision of the United States, may
apply directly to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
Protection for a permit to carry a pistol or revolver in this state. All
provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section shall apply
to applications for a permit received by the commissioner under this
subsection. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal
history records check in accordance with section 29-17a.
Sec. 2. Section 29-28a of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as
amended by this act, shall be submitted to the chief of police, the chief
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American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or, where there
is no chief of police, to the chief executive officer, as defined in section
7-193, of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, or, if designated
by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such
municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having
jurisdiction over such municipality, on application forms prescribed by
the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon
written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a
prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for such
application form, the local authority, or the chief of police of a law
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe
within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section
29-28, as amended by this act, shall supply such forms. When any such
request is made in person at the office of the local authority, the local
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
act, shall supply such application form immediately. When any such
request is made in any other manner, the local authority, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall supply such
application form not later than one week after receiving such request. If
such application form is not supplied within the time limits required by
this section, the request therefor shall constitute a sufficient application.
If any local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of
any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
this act, fails to supply an application form upon the request of any
person, such person may request an application form from the
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any
barracks of the Division of State Police, and the time limits and Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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procedures set forth in this section for handling requests for such forms
shall be applicable.
(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
this act, shall, not later than eight weeks after a sufficient application for
a temporary state permit has been made, inform the applicant that such
applicant's request for a temporary state permit has been approved or
denied. The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement
unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the
borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as
amended by this act, shall forward a copy of the application indicating
approval or denial of the temporary state permit to the Commissioner
of Emergency Services and Public Protection. If the local authority, or
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, has denied the
application for a temporary state permit, no state permit may be issued.
The commissioner shall, not later than eight weeks after receiving an
application indicating approval from the local authority, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, inform the
applicant in writing that the applicant's application for a state permit
has been approved or denied, or that the results of the national criminal
history records check have not been received. If grounds for denial
become known after a temporary state permit has been obtained, the
temporary state permit shall be immediately revoked pursuant to
section 29-32.
Sec. 3. Section 29-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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(a) No temporary state permit for carrying any pistol or revolver shall
be issued under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended by this act,
unless the applicant for such permit gives to the local authority, or the
chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, upon its request,
full information concerning the applicant's criminal record. The local
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
act, shall require the applicant to submit to state and national criminal
history records checks. The local authority, or the chief of police of a law
enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe
within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section
29-28, as amended by this act, shall take a full description of such
applicant and make an investigation concerning the applicant's
suitability to carry any such weapons.
(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
this act, or the commissioner in the case of an application pursuant to
subsection (f) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall take the
fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any other method of positive
identification required by the State Police Bureau of Identification or the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. [, unless the local authority or the
commissioner determines that the fingerprints of such applicant have
been previously taken and the applicant's identity established, and such
applicant presents identification that the local authority or the
commissioner verifies as valid.] The local authority, the chief of police
of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American
tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of
section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the commissioner shall record Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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the date the fingerprints were taken in the applicant's file and, within
five business days of such date, shall forward such fingerprints [or] and
other positive identifying information to the State Police Bureau of
Identification which shall conduct criminal history records checks in
accordance with section 29-17a.
(c) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
this act, may, in its discretion, issue a temporary state permit before a
national criminal history records check relative to such applicant's
record has been received. Upon receipt of the results of such national
criminal history records check, the commissioner shall send a copy of
the results of such national criminal history records check to the local
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
act, which shall inform the applicant and render a decision on the
application within one week of the receipt of such results. If such results
have not been received within eight weeks after a sufficient application
for a permit has been made, the local authority, or the chief of police of
a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American
tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of
section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall inform the applicant of such
delay, in writing. No temporary state permit shall be issued if the local
authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
act, has reason to believe the applicant has ever been convicted of a
felony, or that any other condition exists for which the issuance of a
permit for possession of a pistol or revolver is prohibited under state or
federal law. Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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(d) The commissioner may investigate any applicant for a state
permit and shall investigate each applicant for renewal of a state permit
to ensure that such applicant is eligible under state law for such permit
or for renewal of such permit.
(e) No state permit may be issued unless either the local authority,
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act or the
commissioner has received the results of the national criminal history
records check.
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 29-30 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2023):
(a) The fee for each permit originally issued under the provisions of
subsection (a) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, for the sale at
retail of pistols and revolvers shall be two hundred dollars and for each
renewal of such permit two hundred dollars. The fee for each state
permit originally issued under the provisions of subsection (b) of section
29-28, as amended by this act, for the carrying of pistols and revolvers
shall be one hundred forty dollars plus sufficient funds as required to
be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost
of a national criminal history records check. The local authority, or the
chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall forward
sufficient funds for the national criminal history records check to the
commissioner no later than five business days after receipt by the local
authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe, of the application for the
temporary state permit. Seventy dollars shall be retained by the local
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federally recognized Native American tribe. Upon approval by the local
authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
federally recognized Native American tribe, of the application for a
temporary state permit, seventy dollars shall be sent to the
commissioner. The fee to renew each state permit originally issued
under the provisions of subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
this act, shall be seventy dollars. Upon deposit of such fees in the
General Fund, ten dollars of each fee shall be credited within thirty days
to the appropriation for the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection to a separate nonlapsing account for the purposes of
the issuance of permits under subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-28, as
amended by this act.
Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2023):
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise
transfer any pistol or revolver except upon written application on a form
prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency Services
and Public Protection. Such person, firm or corporation shall ensure that
all questions on the application are answered properly prior to releasing
the pistol or revolver and shall retain the application, which shall be
attached to the federal sale or transfer document, for at least twenty
years or until such vendor goes out of business. Such application shall
be available for inspection during normal business hours by law
enforcement officials. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or
revolver shall be made unless the person making the purchase or to
whom the same is delivered or transferred is personally known to the
person selling such pistol or revolver or making delivery or transfer
thereof or provides evidence of his identity in the form of a motor
vehicle operator's license, identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h
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revolver shall be made until the person, firm or corporation making
such transfer obtains an authorization number from the Commissioner
of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Said commissioner shall
perform the national instant criminal background check and make a
reasonable effort to determine whether there is any reason that would
prohibit such applicant from possessing a pistol or revolver as provided
in section 53a-217c. If the commissioner determines the existence of such
a reason, the commissioner shall (1) deny the sale and no pistol or
revolver shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred by such
person, firm or corporation to such applicant, and (2) inform the chief of
police of the town in which the applicant resides, or, where there is no
chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the
town, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally
recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as
referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if
the applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the
jurisdiction of such tribe, as the case may be, that there exists a reason
that would prohibit such applicant from possessing a pistol or revolver.
Sec. 6. Subsection (e) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2023):
(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver,
the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or
transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall
contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the
caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general
description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such
person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, permit to sell at
retail pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (a) of said
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to section 29-36f, if any, and the authorization number designated for
the transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection. The person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or
revolver or making delivery or transfer thereof shall (1) give one copy
of the receipt to the person making the purchase of such pistol or
revolver or to whom the same is delivered or transferred, (2) retain one
copy of the receipt for at least five years, and (3) send, by first class mail,
or electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery
or other transfer, (A) one copy of the receipt to the Commissioner of
Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) one copy of the
receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee
resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of
the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee
resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state
trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state
police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
tribe.
Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 29-37a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2023):
(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise
transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes
application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of
Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by
the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and
retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such
transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials.
No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made
until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or
transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly
and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of
Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or
transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
shall make every effort, including performing the national instant
criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to
receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible
to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and
Public Protection shall immediately notify the (1) person, firm or
corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun
shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by
such person, firm or corporation, and (2) chief of police of the town in
which the applicant resides, or, where there is no chief of police, the
warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the applicant
has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
tribe, as the case may be, that the applicant is not eligible to receive a
long gun. When any long gun is delivered in connection with any sale
or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed in a package, the paper or
wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, and no such long gun
when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be loaded or contain any
gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball or shell. Upon the sale,
delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the transferee shall sign in
triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall contain the name,
address and date and place of birth of such transferee, the date of such
sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model and
manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later than
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shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one receipt to the
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and one
receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee
resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of
the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee
resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state
trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state
police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of
police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
tribe, and shall retain one receipt, together with the original application,
for at least five years.
Sec. 8. Subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 29-37a of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective July 1, 2023):
(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the
transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that
contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address
of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the
firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit
or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale,
delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's
number and a general description of such long gun and the
authorization number provided by the department. Not later than
twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor
shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such
form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection
and one copy to the chief of police of the municipality in which the Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive
officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the
transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the
resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer
of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or
the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
tribe, and shall retain one copy, for at least five years.