Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 153
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 35-31.5-2; IC 35-47.
Synopsis: Privately made firearms. Defines a "privately made firearm"
and other related terms. Makes it a Level 5 felony to possess a privately
made firearm. Makes it a Level 5 felony to alter, obliterate, or remove
certain marks of firearm identification or to possess a firearm on which
those marks of identification have been altered, obliterated, or
removed.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Randolph Lonnie M
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
Law.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 153
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 35-31.5-2-139.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 139.4. "Frame", for purposes of
4 IC 35-47-1-5.4, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5.3.
5 SECTION 2. IC 35-31.5-2-246.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
6 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 246.5. "Privately made firearm",
8 for purposes of IC 35-47, has the meaning set forth in
9 IC 35-47-1-5.4.
10 SECTION 3. IC 35-31.5-2-267.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
11 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 267.9. "Receiver", for purposes
13 of IC 35-47-1-5.4, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-8.5.
14 SECTION 4. IC 35-31.5-2-345.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
15 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 345.5. "Variant", for purposes of
17 IC 35-47-1-5.3 and IC 35-47-1-8.5, has the meaning set forth in
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1 IC 35-47-1-12.5.
2 SECTION 5. IC 35-47-1-5.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
3 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.3. For purposes of section 5.4 of this chapter,
5 "frame" means the part of a handgun or variant of a handgun that
6 provides housing or a structure for the primary energized
7 component designed to hold back the:
8 (1) hammer;
9 (2) striker;
10 (3) bolt; or
11 (4) component similar to the items listed in subdivisions (1)
12 through (3);
13 prior to initiation of the firing sequence, even if pins or other
14 attachments are required to connect the component to the housing
15 or structure.
16 SECTION 6. IC 35-47-1-5.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
17 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
18 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
19 "privately made firearm" means a:
20 (1) firearm that is completed, assembled, or otherwise
21 produced:
22 (A) by a person that does not possess a valid federal
23 firearms license issued under 18 U.S.C. 923; or
24 (B) without a serial number placed:
25 (i) by a person that possesses a valid federal firearms
26 license issued under 18 U.S.C. 923; and
27 (ii) at the time the firearm was completed, assembled, or
28 otherwise produced; or
29 (2) frame or receiver:
30 (A) that either:
31 (i) has been assembled or otherwise produced by a
32 person that does not possess a valid federal firearms
33 license issued under 18 U.S.C. 923; or
34 (ii) may be easily converted into a firearm by a person
35 that does not possess a valid federal firearms license
36 issued under 18 U.S.C. 923; or
37 (B) without a serial number placed:
38 (i) by a person that possesses a valid federal firearms
39 license issued under 18 U.S.C. 923; and
40 (ii) at the time the firearm was completed, assembled, or
41 otherwise produced.
42 (b) The term does not include a firearm that:
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1 (1) is identified and registered in the National Firearms
2 Registration and Transfer Record under 26 U.S.C. 53; or
3 (2) was manufactured or made before October 22, 1968,
4 unless the firearm was remanufactured after that date.
5 SECTION 7. IC 35-47-1-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
6 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
7 1, 2025]: Sec. 8.5. For purposes of section 5.4 of this chapter,
8 "receiver" means the part of a:
9 (1) rifle;
10 (2) shotgun;
11 (3) projectile weapon other than a handgun; or
12 (4) variant of a weapon listed in subdivisions (1) through (3);
13 that provides housing or a structure for the primary component
14 designed to block or seal the breech prior to initiation of the firing
15 sequence, even if pins or other attachments are required to connect
16 the component to the housing or structure.
17 SECTION 8. IC 35-47-1-12.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
18 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
19 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.5. For purposes of sections 5.3
20 and 8.5 of this chapter, "variant" means a weapon that uses a
21 similar frame or receiver design irrespective of new or different:
22 (1) model designations or configurations;
23 (2) characteristics;
24 (3) features;
25 (4) components;
26 (5) accessories; or
27 (6) attachments.
28 SECTION 9. IC 35-47-2-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.142-2020,
29 SECTION 73, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) No person shall: A person may not:
31 (1) remove, obliterate, or alter:
32 (A) the importer or manufacturer's serial number on any
33 firearm; or
34 (B) the name of the manufacturer, model number, or
35 manufacturer's number; or
36 (C) any other mark of identification on a firearm;
37 (2) possess any firearm on which:
38 (A) the importer or manufacturer's serial number;
39 (B) the name of the manufacturer, model number, or
40 manufacturer's number; or
41 (C) any other mark of identification on a firearm;
42 has been removed, obliterated, or altered; or
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1 (3) possess a privately made firearm.
2 (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
3 commits a Level 5 felony.
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