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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY STATE PERMITS TO CARRY
10		-	A PISTOL OR REVOLVER ISSUED BY TRIBAL POLICE
11		-	DEPARTMENTS.
	11	+	AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY STATE PERMITS TO CARRY A
	12	+	PISTOL OR REVOLVER ISSUED BY TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
12	13		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	14		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. Section 29-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the
16		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
17		-	(a) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a calendar
18		-	year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, sell, deliver,
19		-	or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such person's
20		-	possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver at retail
21		-	without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection.
22		-	The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the chief
23		-	executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, of the municipality, as
24		-	defined in section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief executive officer,
25		-	the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police
26		-	officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such
27		-	municipality, may, upon the application of any person, issue a permit
28		-	in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency
29		-	Services and Public Protection for the sale at retail of pistols and
30		-	revolvers within the jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit.
31		-	No permit for the sale at retail of any pistol or revolver shall be issued Substitute House Bill No. 6839
	16	+	Section 1. Section 29-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	17	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 2
	18	+	(a) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a 3
	19	+	calendar year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, 4
	20	+	sell, deliver, or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such 5
	21	+	person's possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver 6
	22	+	at retail without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this 7
	23	+	subsection. The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the 8
	24	+	chief executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, of the municipality, 9
	25	+	as defined in section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief executive 10
	26	+	officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state 11
	27	+	police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such 12
	28	+	municipality, may, upon the application of any person, issue a permit 13
	29	+	in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency 14
	30	+	Services and Public Protection for the sale at retail of pistols and 15
	31	+	revolvers within the jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit. 16
	32	+	No permit for the sale at retail of any pistol or revolver shall be issued 17
	33	+	unless the applicant holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or 18
	34	+	revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to 19
	35	+	carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this 20
	36	+	section and the applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish 21 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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35		-	unless the applicant holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or
36		-	revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to carry
37		-	a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and
38		-	the applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish that local
39		-	zoning requirements have been met for the location where the sale is to
40		-	take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a pistol or
41		-	revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or
42		-	who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of pistols or
43		-	revolvers shall not be required to submit such documentation for the
44		-	location where the sale or exchange is to take place.
45		-	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent
46		-	residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of
47		-	police or, where there is no chief of police, such chief executive officer,
48		-	as defined in section 7-193, or, if designated by such chief executive
49		-	officer, a resident state trooper or state police officer, as applicable, may
50		-	issue a temporary state permit to such person to carry a pistol or
51		-	revolver within the state, provided such authority shall find that such
52		-	applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or revolver which such
53		-	applicant may be permitted to carry under such permit other than a
54		-	lawful use and that such person is a suitable person to receive such
55		-	permit. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal
56		-	history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. If the applicant
57		-	has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any
58		-	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
59		-	state, and such tribe has a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-
60		-	294a, the chief of police of such law enforcement unit may issue a
61		-	temporary state permit to such person pursuant to the provisions of this
62		-	subsection, and any chief of police of any other law enforcement unit
63		-	having jurisdiction over an area containing such person's bona fide
64		-	permanent residence shall not issue such temporary state permit if such
65		-	tribal law enforcement unit accepts applications for temporary state
66		-	permits. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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	41	+	that local zoning requirements have been met for the location where 22
	42	+	the sale is to take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a 23
	43	+	pistol or revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a 24
	44	+	hobby or who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of 25
	45	+	pistols or revolvers shall not be required to submit such 26
	46	+	documentation for the location where the sale or exchange is to take 27
	47	+	place. 28
	48	+	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide 29
	49	+	permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, 30
	50	+	such chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, such chief 31
	51	+	executive officer, as defined in section 7-193, or, if designated by such 32
	52	+	chief executive officer, a resident state trooper or state police officer, as 33
	53	+	applicable, may issue a temporary state permit to such person to carry 34
	54	+	a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such authority shall find 35
	55	+	that such applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or revolver 36
	56	+	which such applicant may be permitted to carry under such permit 37
	57	+	other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable person to 38
	58	+	receive such permit. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national 39
	59	+	criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. If the 40
	60	+	applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction 41
	61	+	of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders 42
	62	+	of the state, and such tribe has a law enforcement unit, as defined in 43
	63	+	section 7-294a, the chief of police of such law enforcement unit may 44
	64	+	issue a temporary state permit to such person pursuant to the 45
	65	+	provisions of this subsection, and any chief of police of any other law 46
	66	+	enforcement unit having jurisdiction over an area containing such 47
	67	+	person's bona fide permanent residence shall not issue such temporary 48
	68	+	state permit if such tribal law enforcement unit accepts applications for 49
	69	+	temporary state permits. Such applicant shall submit to a state and 50
	70	+	national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-51
	71	+	17a. No state or temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver 52
	72	+	shall be issued under this subsection if the applicant (1) has failed to 53
	73	+	successfully complete a course approved by the Commissioner of 54
	74	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection in the safety and use of 55 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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70		-	history records check in accordance with section 29-17a. No state or
71		-	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under
72		-	this subsection if the applicant (1) has failed to successfully complete a
73		-	course approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and
74		-	Public Protection in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers
75		-	including, but not limited to, a safety or training course in the use of
76		-	pistols and revolvers available to the public offered by a law
77		-	enforcement agency, a private or public educational institution or a
78		-	firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National
79		-	Rifle Association or the Department of Energy and Environmental
80		-	Protection and a safety or training course in the use of pistols or
81		-	revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state or the
82		-	National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, or (B)
83		-	a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 2015,
84		-	or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-
85		-	62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the
86		-	preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the
87		-	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120,
88		-	(4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years
89		-	after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease
90		-	or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined in a
91		-	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section
92		-	17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court,
93		-	or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, to a
94		-	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section
95		-	17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a
96		-	psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent
97		-	person or a drug-dependent person, as those terms are defined in
98		-	section 17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued
99		-	by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use
100		-	of physical force against another person, including an ex parte order
101		-	issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms
102		-	seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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106		-	after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection
107		-	investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section
108		-	29-38c, (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or
109		-	receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally
110		-	or unlawfully in the United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years
111		-	of age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a
112		-	valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to
113		-	participate in any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and
114		-	revolvers. No person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a
115		-	pistol or revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and
116		-	no temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to
117		-	any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the
118		-	preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state
119		-	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the
120		-	application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the
121		-	issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a
122		-	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past
123		-	twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a
124		-	pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority, or the chief of
125		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
126		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this
127		-	subsection, shall forward the original application to the commissioner.
128		-	Not later than sixty days after receiving a temporary state permit, an
129		-	applicant shall appear at a location designated by the commissioner to
130		-	receive the state permit. The commissioner may then issue, to any
131		-	holder of any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or
132		-	revolver within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, the
133		-	commissioner shall make available to the permit holder a copy of the
134		-	law regarding the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or
135		-	theft of a firearm and the penalties associated with the failure to comply
136		-	with such law. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall
137		-	forward a record of such permit to the local authority, or the chief of
138		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native Substitute House Bill No. 6839
	79	+	pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a safety or training 56
	80	+	course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to the public offered 57
	81	+	by a law enforcement agency, a private or public educational 58
	82	+	institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified 59
	83	+	by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy and 60
	84	+	Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use of 61
	85	+	pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state or 62
	86	+	the National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 63
	87	+	or (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 64
	88	+	2015, or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 65
	89	+	53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the 66
	90	+	preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 67
	91	+	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 68
	92	+	(4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty 69
	93	+	years after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental 70
	94	+	disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined 71
	95	+	in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in 72
	96	+	section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a 73
	97	+	probate court, or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 74
	98	+	1, 2013, to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as 75
	99	+	defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding six months for care 76
	100	+	and treatment of a psychiatric disability and not solely for being an 77
	101	+	alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as those terms 78
	102	+	are defined in section 17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or 79
	103	+	protective order issued by a court in a case involving the use, 80
	104	+	attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another 81
	105	+	person, including an ex parte order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 82
	106	+	or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms seizure order issued prior to June 83
	107	+	1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c after notice and hearing, or a risk 84
	108	+	protection order or risk protection investigation order issued on or 85
	109	+	after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c, (8) is prohibited from 86
	110	+	shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to 87
	111	+	18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United 88
	112	+	States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years of age. Nothing in this 89
	113	+	section shall require any person who holds a valid permit to carry a 90 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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142		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this
143		-	subsection, issuing the temporary state permit. The commissioner shall
144		-	retain records of all applications, whether approved or denied. The copy
145		-	of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall be laminated and
146		-	shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. A person holding
147		-	a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall notify the issuing
148		-	authority within two business days of any change of such person's
149		-	address. The notification shall include the old address and the new
150		-	address of such person.
151		-	(c) No issuing authority may require any sworn member of the
152		-	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an
153		-	organized local police department to furnish such sworn member's
154		-	residence address in a permit application. The issuing authority shall
155		-	allow each such sworn member who has a permit to carry a pistol or
156		-	revolver issued by such authority to revise such member's application
157		-	to include a business or post office address in lieu of the residence
158		-	address. The issuing authority shall notify each such member of the
159		-	right to revise such application.
160		-	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, the
161		-	name and address of a person issued a permit to sell at retail pistols and
162		-	revolvers pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or a state or a
163		-	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver pursuant to
164		-	subsection (b) of this section, or a local permit to carry pistols and
165		-	revolvers issued by local authorities prior to October 1, 2001, shall be
166		-	confidential and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such information may
167		-	be disclosed to law enforcement officials acting in the performance of
168		-	their duties, including, but not limited to, employees of the United
169		-	States Probation Office acting in the performance of their duties and
170		-	parole officers within the Department of Correction acting in the
171		-	performance of their duties, (2) the issuing authority may disclose such
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	118	+	pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to participate in any additional 91
	119	+	training in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. No person may 92
	120	+	apply for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver more 93
	121	+	than once within any twelve-month period, and no temporary state 94
	122	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to any person who 95
	123	+	has applied for such permit more than once within the preceding 96
	124	+	twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state permit 97
	125	+	to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the application, 98
	126	+	under penalty of false statement in such manner as the issuing 99
	127	+	authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a temporary 100
	128	+	state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past twelve 101
	129	+	months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or 102
	130	+	revolver to the applicant, the local authority, or the chief of police of a 103
	131	+	law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American 104
	132	+	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this subsection, 105
	133	+	shall forward the original application to the commissioner. Not later 106
	134	+	than sixty days after receiving a temporary state permit, an applicant 107
	135	+	shall appear at a location designated by the commissioner to receive 108
	136	+	the state permit. The commissioner may then issue, to any holder of 109
	137	+	any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver 110
	138	+	within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner 111
	139	+	shall make available to the permit holder a copy of the law regarding 112
	140	+	the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or theft of a firearm 113
	141	+	and the penalties associated with the failure to comply with such law. 114
	142	+	Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall forward a 115
	143	+	record of such permit to the local authority, or the chief of police of a 116
	144	+	law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American 117
	145	+	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this subsection, 118
	146	+	issuing the temporary state permit. The commissioner shall retain 119
	147	+	records of all applications, whether approved or denied. The copy of 120
	148	+	the state permit delivered to the permittee shall be laminated and shall 121
	149	+	contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. A person holding a 122
	150	+	state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall notify the issuing 123
	151	+	authority within two business days of any change of such person's 124
	152	+	address. The notification shall include the old address and the new 125 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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176		-	pursuant to section 29-33, as amended by this act, 29-37a, as amended
177		-	by this act, or 29-38m for verification that such state or temporary state
178		-	permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and the
179		-	local authority may disclose such information to the extent necessary to
180		-	comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-33, as amended by
181		-	this act, 29-37a, as amended by this act. or 29-38m for verification that a
182		-	local permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and
183		-	(3) such information may be disclosed to the Commissioner of Mental
184		-	Health and Addiction Services to carry out the provisions of subsection
185		-	(c) of section 17a-500.
186		-	(e) The issuance of any permit to carry a pistol or revolver does not
187		-	thereby authorize the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver in
188		-	any premises where the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver is
189		-	otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the person who owns or
190		-	exercises control over such premises.
191		-	(f) Any bona fide resident of the United States having no bona fide
192		-	permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any local authority in the
193		-	state, but who has a permit or license to carry a pistol or revolver issued
194		-	by the authority of another state or subdivision of the United States, may
195		-	apply directly to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
196		-	Protection for a permit to carry a pistol or revolver in this state. All
197		-	provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section shall apply
198		-	to applications for a permit received by the commissioner under this
199		-	subsection. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal
200		-	history records check in accordance with section 29-17a.
201		-	Sec. 2. Section 29-28a of the general statutes is repealed and the
202		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
203		-	(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as
204		-	amended by this act, shall be submitted to the chief of police, the chief
205		-	of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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209		-	~~American tribe within the borders~~ of ~~the state as referenced in~~
210		-	~~subsection (b)~~ of ~~section 29-28, as amended by this act, or, where there~~
211		-	~~is no chief~~ of ~~police, to the chief executive officer,~~ ~~as defined in section~~
212		-	~~7-193, of the municipality,~~ ~~as defined in section 7-148, or,~~ ~~if designated~~
213		-	~~by such chief executive officer,~~ the ~~resident state trooper serving such~~
214		-	~~municipality~~ or ~~a state police officer of the state police troop having~~
215		-	~~jurisdiction over~~ such ~~municipality, on~~ application ~~forms prescribed by~~
216		-	~~the Commissioner~~ of ~~Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon~~
217		-	~~written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a~~
218		-	~~prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for~~ such
219		-	~~application form~~, the ~~local authority, or the chief of police of a law~~
220		-	~~enforcement unit~~ of ~~any federally recognized Native American tribe~~
221		-	~~within the borders of the state as referenced in~~ subsection (b) of section
222		-	~~29-28, as amended by this act,~~ ~~shall supply such forms.~~ ~~When any such~~
223		-	~~request is made in person at the office~~ of ~~the~~ local ~~authority, the local~~
224		-	~~authority~~, ~~or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any~~
225		-	~~federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the~~
226		-	~~state as referenced~~ in ~~subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this~~
227		-	~~act~~, ~~shall supply such application form immediately.~~ ~~When any such~~
228		-	~~request is made~~ in ~~any other manner,~~ the ~~local authority, or the chief~~ of
229		-	~~police~~ of ~~a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native~~
230		-	~~American tribe within~~ the ~~borders~~ of the ~~state as referenced in~~
231		-	~~subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall supply~~ such
232		-	~~application form not later than one week after receiving such request.~~ If
233		-	such ~~application form~~ is ~~not supplied within the time limits required by~~
234		-	~~this section~~, the ~~request therefor shall constitute a sufficient application.~~
235		-	~~If any local authority, or~~ the ~~chief of police of~~ a ~~law enforcement unit of~~
236		-	~~any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of~~
237		-	~~the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by~~
238		-	~~this act~~, ~~fails~~ to ~~supply an application form upon~~ the ~~request of any~~
239		-	~~person, such person may request an application form from the~~
240		-	~~Commissioner~~ of ~~Emergency Services and Public Protection or any~~
241		-	~~barracks~~ of ~~the Division of State Police,~~ ~~and the time limits and~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 6839
	157	+	address of such person. 126
	158	+	(c) No issuing authority may require any sworn member of the 127
	159	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an 128
	160	+	organized local police department to furnish such sworn member's 129
	161	+	residence address in a permit application. The issuing authority shall 130
	162	+	allow each such sworn member who has a permit to carry a pistol or 131
	163	+	revolver issued by such authority to revise such member's application 132
	164	+	to include a business or post office address in lieu of the residence 133
	165	+	address. The issuing authority shall notify each such member of the 134
	166	+	right to revise such application. 135
	167	+	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, the 136
	168	+	name and address of a person issued a permit to sell at retail pistols 137
	169	+	and revolvers pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or a state or a 138
	170	+	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver pursuant to 139
	171	+	subsection (b) of this section, or a local permit to carry pistols and 140
	172	+	revolvers issued by local authorities prior to October 1, 2001, shall be 141
	173	+	confidential and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such information 142
	174	+	may be disclosed to law enforcement officials acting in the 143
	175	+	performance of their duties, including, but not limited to, employees of 144
	176	+	the United States Probation Office acting in the performance of their 145
	177	+	duties and parole officers within the Department of Correction acting 146
	178	+	in the performance of their duties, (2) the issuing authority may 147
	179	+	disclose such information to the extent necessary to comply with a 148
	180	+	request made pursuant to section 29-33, 29-37a or 29-38m for 149
	181	+	verification that such state or temporary state permit is still valid and 150
	182	+	has not been suspended or revoked, and the local authority may 151
	183	+	disclose such information to the extent necessary to comply with a 152
	184	+	request made pursuant to section 29-33, 29-37a or 29-38m for 153
	185	+	verification that a local permit is still valid and has not been suspended 154
	186	+	or revoked, and (3) such information may be disclosed to the 155
	187	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to carry out 156
	188	+	the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17a-500. 157
	189	+	(e) The issuance of any permit to carry a pistol or revolver does not 158 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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245		-	procedures set forth in this section for handling requests for such forms
246		-	shall be applicable.
247		-	(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
248		-	of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
249		-	the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
250		-	this act, shall, not later than eight weeks after a sufficient application for
251		-	a temporary state permit has been made, inform the applicant that such
252		-	applicant's request for a temporary state permit has been approved or
253		-	denied. The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement
254		-	unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the
255		-	borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as
256		-	amended by this act, shall forward a copy of the application indicating
257		-	approval or denial of the temporary state permit to the Commissioner
258		-	of Emergency Services and Public Protection. If the local authority, or
259		-	the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
260		-	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
261		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, has denied the
262		-	application for a temporary state permit, no state permit may be issued.
263		-	The commissioner shall, not later than eight weeks after receiving an
264		-	application indicating approval from the local authority, or the chief of
265		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
266		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
267		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, inform the
268		-	applicant in writing that the applicant's application for a state permit
269		-	has been approved or denied, or that the results of the national criminal
270		-	history records check have not been received. If grounds for denial
271		-	become known after a temporary state permit has been obtained, the
272		-	temporary state permit shall be immediately revoked pursuant to
273		-	section 29-32.
274		-	Sec. 3. Section 29-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the
275		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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	194	+	thereby authorize the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver in 159
	195	+	any premises where the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver is 160
	196	+	otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the person who owns 161
	197	+	or exercises control over such premises. 162
	198	+	(f) Any bona fide resident of the United States having no bona fide 163
	199	+	permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any local authority in 164
	200	+	the state, but who has a permit or license to carry a pistol or revolver 165
	201	+	issued by the authority of another state or subdivision of the United 166
	202	+	States, may apply directly to the Commissioner of Emergency Services 167
	203	+	and Public Protection for a permit to carry a pistol or revolver in this 168
	204	+	state. All provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section 169
	205	+	shall apply to applications for a permit received by the commissioner 170
	206	+	under this subsection. Such applicant shall submit to a state and 171
	207	+	national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-172
	208	+	17a. 173
	209	+	Sec. 2. Section 29-28a of the general statutes is repealed and the 174
	210	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 175
	211	+	(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as 176
	212	+	amended by this act, shall be submitted to the chief of police, the chief 177
	213	+	of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 178
	214	+	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 179
	215	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or, where there 180
	216	+	is no chief of police, to the chief executive officer, as defined in section 181
	217	+	7-193, of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, or, if designated 182
	218	+	by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such 183
	219	+	municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having 184
	220	+	jurisdiction over such municipality, on application forms prescribed by 185
	221	+	the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon 186
	222	+	written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a 187
	223	+	prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for such 188
	224	+	application form, the local authority, or the chief of police of a law 189
	225	+	enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 190
	226	+	within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 191 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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279		-	(a) No temporary state permit for carrying any pistol or revolver shall
280		-	be issued under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended by this act,
281		-	unless the applicant for such permit gives to the local authority, or the
282		-	chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
283		-	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
284		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, upon its request,
285		-	full information concerning the applicant's criminal record. The local
286		-	authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
287		-	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
288		-	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
289		-	act, shall require the applicant to submit to state and national criminal
290		-	history records checks. The local authority, or the chief of police of a law
291		-	enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe
292		-	within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section
293		-	29-28, as amended by this act, shall take a full description of such
294		-	applicant and make an investigation concerning the applicant's
295		-	suitability to carry any such weapons.
296		-	(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
297		-	of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
298		-	the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
299		-	this act, or the commissioner in the case of an application pursuant to
300		-	subsection (f) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall take the
301		-	fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any other method of positive
302		-	identification required by the State Police Bureau of Identification or the
303		-	Federal Bureau of Investigation. [, unless the local authority or the
304		-	commissioner determines that the fingerprints of such applicant have
305		-	been previously taken and the applicant's identity established, and such
306		-	applicant presents identification that the local authority or the
307		-	commissioner verifies as valid.] The local authority, the chief of police
308		-	of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American
309		-	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of
310		-	section 29-28, as amended by this act, or the commissioner shall record Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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314		-	the date the fingerprints were taken in the applicant's file and, within
315		-	five business days of such date, shall forward such fingerprints [or] and
316		-	other positive identifying information to the State Police Bureau of
317		-	Identification which shall conduct criminal history records checks in
318		-	accordance with section 29-17a.
319		-	(c) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit
320		-	of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of
321		-	the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
322		-	this act, may, in its discretion, issue a temporary state permit before a
323		-	national criminal history records check relative to such applicant's
324		-	record has been received. Upon receipt of the results of such national
325		-	criminal history records check, the commissioner shall send a copy of
326		-	the results of such national criminal history records check to the local
327		-	authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
328		-	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
329		-	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
330		-	act, which shall inform the applicant and render a decision on the
331		-	application within one week of the receipt of such results. If such results
332		-	have not been received within eight weeks after a sufficient application
333		-	for a permit has been made, the local authority, or the chief of police of
334		-	a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American
335		-	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of
336		-	section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall inform the applicant of such
337		-	delay, in writing. No temporary state permit shall be issued if the local
338		-	authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
339		-	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the
340		-	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this
341		-	act, has reason to believe the applicant has ever been convicted of a
342		-	felony, or that any other condition exists for which the issuance of a
343		-	permit for possession of a pistol or revolver is prohibited under state or
344		-	federal law. Substitute House Bill No. 6839
	231	+	29-28, as amended by this act, shall supply such forms. When any such 192
	232	+	request is made in person at the office of the local authority, the local 193
	233	+	authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 194
	234	+	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 195
	235	+	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by 196
	236	+	this act, shall supply such application form immediately. When any 197
	237	+	such request is made in any other manner, the local authority, or the 198
	238	+	chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized 199
	239	+	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 200
	240	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall supply 201
	241	+	such application form not later than one week after receiving such 202
	242	+	request. If such application form is not supplied within the time limits 203
	243	+	required by this section, the request therefor shall constitute a 204
	244	+	sufficient application. If any local authority, or the chief of police of a 205
	245	+	law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American 206
	246	+	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of 207
	247	+	section 29-28, as amended by this act, fails to supply an application 208
	248	+	form upon the request of any person, such person may request an 209
	249	+	application form from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 210
	250	+	Public Protection or any barracks of the Division of State Police, and 211
	251	+	the time limits and procedures set forth in this section for handling 212
	252	+	requests for such forms shall be applicable. 213
	253	+	(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement 214
	254	+	unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the 215
	255	+	borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as 216
	256	+	amended by this act, shall, not later than eight weeks after a sufficient 217
	257	+	application for a temporary state permit has been made, inform the 218
	258	+	applicant that such applicant's request for a temporary state permit has 219
	259	+	been approved or denied. The local authority, or the chief of police of a 220
	260	+	law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American 221
	261	+	tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of 222
	262	+	section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall forward a copy of the 223
	263	+	application indicating approval or denial of the temporary state permit 224
	264	+	to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. If 225 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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348		-	(d) The commissioner may investigate any applicant for a state
349		-	permit and shall investigate each applicant for renewal of a state permit
350		-	to ensure that such applicant is eligible under state law for such permit
351		-	or for renewal of such permit.
352		-	(e) No state permit may be issued unless either the local authority,
353		-	the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
354		-	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
355		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act or the
356		-	commissioner has received the results of the national criminal history
357		-	records check.
358		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 29-30 of the general statutes is
359		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
360		-	2023):
361		-	(a) The fee for each permit originally issued under the provisions of
362		-	subsection (a) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, for the sale at
363		-	retail of pistols and revolvers shall be two hundred dollars and for each
364		-	renewal of such permit two hundred dollars. The fee for each state
365		-	permit originally issued under the provisions of subsection (b) of section
366		-	29-28, as amended by this act, for the carrying of pistols and revolvers
367		-	shall be one hundred forty dollars plus sufficient funds as required to
368		-	be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost
369		-	of a national criminal history records check. The local authority, or the
370		-	chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
371		-	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
372		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall forward
373		-	sufficient funds for the national criminal history records check to the
374		-	commissioner no later than five business days after receipt by the local
375		-	authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
376		-	federally recognized Native American tribe, of the application for the
377		-	temporary state permit. Seventy dollars shall be retained by the local
378		-	authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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	269	+	the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of 226
	270	+	any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of 227
	271	+	the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended 228
	272	+	by this act, has denied the application for a temporary state permit, no 229
	273	+	state permit may be issued. The commissioner shall, not later than 230
	274	+	eight weeks after receiving an application indicating approval from the 231
	275	+	local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 232
	276	+	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 233
	277	+	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by 234
	278	+	this act, inform the applicant in writing that the applicant's application 235
	279	+	for a state permit has been approved or denied, or that the results of 236
	280	+	the national criminal history records check have not been received. If 237
	281	+	grounds for denial become known after a temporary state permit has 238
	282	+	been obtained, the temporary state permit shall be immediately 239
	283	+	revoked pursuant to section 29-32. 240
	284	+	Sec. 3. Section 29-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the 241
	285	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 242
	286	+	(a) No temporary state permit for carrying any pistol or revolver 243
	287	+	shall be issued under the provisions of section 29-28, as amended by 244
	288	+	this act, unless the applicant for such permit gives to the local 245
	289	+	authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any 246
	290	+	federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the 247
	291	+	state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by 248
	292	+	this act, upon its request, full information concerning the applicant's 249
	293	+	criminal record. The local authority, or the chief of police of a law 250
	294	+	enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe 251
	295	+	within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 252
	296	+	29-28, as amended by this act, shall require the applicant to submit to 253
	297	+	state and national criminal history records checks. The local authority, 254
	298	+	or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 255
	299	+	recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as 256
	300	+	referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 257
	301	+	shall take a full description of such applicant and make an 258
	302	+	investigation concerning the applicant's suitability to carry any such 259 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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382		-	federally recognized Native American tribe. Upon approval by the local
383		-	authority, or such chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any
384		-	federally recognized Native American tribe, of the application for a
385		-	temporary state permit, seventy dollars shall be sent to the
386		-	commissioner. The fee to renew each state permit originally issued
387		-	under the provisions of subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by
388		-	this act, shall be seventy dollars. Upon deposit of such fees in the
389		-	General Fund, ten dollars of each fee shall be credited within thirty days
390		-	to the appropriation for the Department of Emergency Services and
391		-	Public Protection to a separate nonlapsing account for the purposes of
392		-	the issuance of permits under subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-28, as
393		-	amended by this act.
394		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is
395		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
396		-	2023):
397		-	(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise
398		-	transfer any pistol or revolver except upon written application on a form
399		-	prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency Services
400		-	and Public Protection. Such person, firm or corporation shall ensure that
401		-	all questions on the application are answered properly prior to releasing
402		-	the pistol or revolver and shall retain the application, which shall be
403		-	attached to the federal sale or transfer document, for at least twenty
404		-	years or until such vendor goes out of business. Such application shall
405		-	be available for inspection during normal business hours by law
406		-	enforcement officials. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or
407		-	revolver shall be made unless the person making the purchase or to
408		-	whom the same is delivered or transferred is personally known to the
409		-	person selling such pistol or revolver or making delivery or transfer
410		-	thereof or provides evidence of his identity in the form of a motor
411		-	vehicle operator's license, identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h
412		-	or valid passport. No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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416		-	revolver shall be made until the person, firm or corporation making
417		-	such transfer obtains an authorization number from the Commissioner
418		-	of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Said commissioner shall
419		-	perform the national instant criminal background check and make a
420		-	reasonable effort to determine whether there is any reason that would
421		-	prohibit such applicant from possessing a pistol or revolver as provided
422		-	in section 53a-217c. If the commissioner determines the existence of such
423		-	a reason, the commissioner shall (1) deny the sale and no pistol or
424		-	revolver shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred by such
425		-	person, firm or corporation to such applicant, and (2) inform the chief of
426		-	police of the town in which the applicant resides, or, where there is no
427		-	chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the
428		-	town, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally
429		-	recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as
430		-	referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if
431		-	the applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the
432		-	jurisdiction of such tribe, as the case may be, that there exists a reason
433		-	that would prohibit such applicant from possessing a pistol or revolver.
434		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (e) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is
435		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
436		-	2023):
437		-	(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver,
438		-	the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or
439		-	transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall
440		-	contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the
441		-	caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general
442		-	description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such
443		-	person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to
444		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, permit to sell at
445		-	retail pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (a) of said
446		-	section, or eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant Substitute House Bill No. 6839
	307	+	weapons. 260
	308	+	(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement 261
	309	+	unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the 262
	310	+	borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as 263
	311	+	amended by this act, or the commissioner in the case of an application 264
	312	+	pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 265
	313	+	shall take the fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any other 266
	314	+	method of positive identification required by the State Police Bureau of 267
	315	+	Identification or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [, unless the local 268
	316	+	authority or the commissioner determines that the fingerprints of such 269
	317	+	applicant have been previously taken and the applicant's identity 270
	318	+	established, and such applicant presents identification that the local 271
	319	+	authority or the commissioner verifies as valid.] The local authority, 272
	320	+	the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 273
	321	+	recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as 274
	322	+	referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, or 275
	323	+	the commissioner shall record the date the fingerprints were taken in 276
	324	+	the applicant's file and, within five business days of such date, shall 277
	325	+	forward such fingerprints [or] and other positive identifying 278
	326	+	information to the State Police Bureau of Identification which shall 279
	327	+	conduct criminal history records checks in accordance with section 29-280
	328	+	17a. 281
	329	+	(c) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement 282
	330	+	unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the 283
	331	+	borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as 284
	332	+	amended by this act, may, in its discretion, issue a temporary state 285
	333	+	permit before a national criminal history records check relative to such 286
	334	+	applicant's record has been received. Upon receipt of the results of 287
	335	+	such national criminal history records check, the commissioner shall 288
	336	+	send a copy of the results of such national criminal history records 289
	337	+	check to the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement 290
	338	+	unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the 291
	339	+	borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as 292
	340	+	amended by this act, which shall inform the applicant and render a 293 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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450		-	to section 29-36f, if any, and the authorization number designated for
451		-	the transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public
452		-	Protection. The person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or
453		-	revolver or making delivery or transfer thereof shall (1) give one copy
454		-	of the receipt to the person making the purchase of such pistol or
455		-	revolver or to whom the same is delivered or transferred, (2) retain one
456		-	copy of the receipt for at least five years, and (3) send, by first class mail,
457		-	or electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery
458		-	or other transfer, (A) one copy of the receipt to the Commissioner of
459		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) one copy of the
460		-	receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee
461		-	resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of
462		-	the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee
463		-	resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state
464		-	trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state
465		-	police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of
466		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
467		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
468		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
469		-	has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
470		-	tribe.
471		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 29-37a of the general statutes is
472		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
473		-	2023):
474		-	(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise
475		-	transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes
476		-	application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of
477		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by
478		-	the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and
479		-	retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such
480		-	transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for Substitute House Bill No. 6839
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	345	+	decision on the application within one week of the receipt of such 294
	346	+	results. If such results have not been received within eight weeks after 295
	347	+	a sufficient application for a permit has been made, the local authority, 296
	348	+	or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 297
	349	+	recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as 298
	350	+	referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, 299
	351	+	shall inform the applicant of such delay, in writing. No temporary 300
	352	+	state permit shall be issued if the local authority, or the chief of police 301
	353	+	of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native 302
	354	+	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in 303
	355	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, has reason to 304
	356	+	believe the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, or that any 305
	357	+	other condition exists for which the issuance of a permit for possession 306
	358	+	of a pistol or revolver is prohibited under state or federal law. 307
	359	+	(d) The commissioner may investigate any applicant for a state 308
	360	+	permit and shall investigate each applicant for renewal of a state 309
	361	+	permit to ensure that such applicant is eligible under state law for such 310
	362	+	permit or for renewal of such permit. 311
	363	+	(e) No state permit may be issued unless either the local authority, 312
	364	+	the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally 313
	365	+	recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as 314
	366	+	referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act or 315
	367	+	the commissioner has received the results of the national criminal 316
	368	+	history records check. 317
	369	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	370	+	sections:
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484		-	inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials.
485		-	No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made
486		-	until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or
487		-	transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly
488		-	and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of
489		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or
490		-	transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
491		-	shall make every effort, including performing the national instant
492		-	criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to
493		-	receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible
494		-	to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and
495		-	Public Protection shall immediately notify the (1) person, firm or
496		-	corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun
497		-	shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by
498		-	such person, firm or corporation, and (2) chief of police of the town in
499		-	which the applicant resides, or, where there is no chief of police, the
500		-	warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, or the chief of
501		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
502		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
503		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the applicant
504		-	has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
505		-	tribe, as the case may be, that the applicant is not eligible to receive a
506		-	long gun. When any long gun is delivered in connection with any sale
507		-	or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed in a package, the paper or
508		-	wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, and no such long gun
509		-	when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be loaded or contain any
510		-	gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball or shell. Upon the sale,
511		-	delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the transferee shall sign in
512		-	triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall contain the name,
513		-	address and date and place of birth of such transferee, the date of such
514		-	sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model and
515		-	manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later than
516		-	twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor Substitute House Bill No. 6839
	372	+	Section 1 July 1, 2023 29-28
	373	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 29-28a
	374	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 29-29
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519		-
520		-	shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one receipt to the
521		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and one
522		-	receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee
523		-	resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of
524		-	the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee
525		-	resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state
526		-	trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state
527		-	police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of
528		-	police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native
529		-	American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
530		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
531		-	has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
532		-	tribe, and shall retain one receipt, together with the original application,
533		-	for at least five years.
534		-	Sec. 8. Subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 29-37a of the general
535		-	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
536		-	(Effective July 1, 2023):
537		-	(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the
538		-	transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the
539		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that
540		-	contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address
541		-	of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the
542		-	firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit
543		-	or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale,
544		-	delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's
545		-	number and a general description of such long gun and the
546		-	authorization number provided by the department. Not later than
547		-	twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor
548		-	shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such
549		-	form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection
550		-	and one copy to the chief of police of the municipality in which the Substitute House Bill No. 6839
551		-
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553		-
554		-	transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive
555		-	officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the
556		-	transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the
557		-	resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer
558		-	of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or
559		-	the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized
560		-	Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in
561		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, if the transferee
562		-	has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such
563		-	tribe, and shall retain one copy, for at least five years.
	376	+	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
564	377