Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.1205
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWEBER.
5	5	2274H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Torepealsection571.014,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenewsectionsrelatingto
8	8	firearms,withpenaltyprovisions.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Section571.014,RSMo,isrepealedandthreenewsectionsenactedinlieu
11	11	2thereof,tobeknownassections571.014,571.835,and571.840,toreadasfollows:
12	12	571.014.1.Apersoncommitsthecrimeofunlawfulrefusaltotransferbydenying
13	13	2saleofafirearmtoanonlicensee,whoisotherwisenotprohibitedfrompossessingafirearm
14	14	3understateorfederallaw,solelyonthebasisthatthenonlicenseepurchasedafirearmthat
15	15	4waslaterthesubjectofatracerequestbylawenforcement.
16	16	5 2.Violationofsubsection1ofthissectionshallbeaclassAmisdemeanor.
17	17	6 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,otherthanthe
18	18	7provisionsofsections571.835and571.840,nofederalfirearmsdealerlicensedunder18
19	19	8U.S.C.Section923whoengagesinthesaleoffirearmswithinthisstateshallfailorrefuseto
20	20	9completethesaleofafirearmtoacustomerineverycaseinwhichthesaleisauthorizedby
21	21	10federallaw.
22	22	11 4.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoanyindividualfederalfirearms
23	23	12licenseholder,hisorheragents,oremployeestotheextenttheychoseintheirindividual
24	24	13judgmenttonotcompletethesaleortransferofafirearmforarticulablereasonsspecificto
25	25	14thattransaction,solongasthosereasonsarenotbasedontherace,gender,religion,orcreed
26	26	15ofthebuyer.
27	27	571.835.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"licenseddealer"hasthesame
28	28	2meaninggiventotheterminsection571.063.
29	29	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30	30	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 3 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,alicenseddealershallnotsellor
31	31	4transferafirearmtoanindividualuntilthedealerhasverified,throughaninquiryof
32	32	5theNationalInstantCriminalBackgroundCheckSystem,thattheindividualisnotona
33	33	6restrictedlistdescribedinsection571.840.
34	34	571.840.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,anindividualwhoisnot
35	35	2prohibitedfrompossessingafirearmundersection571.070mayberestrictedfromthe
36	36	3purchaseoffirearmsthroughavoluntaryprocessunderthissection.
37	37	4 2.(1)Eachcircuitcourtinthisstateshalldevelopaprocessandformsfor
38	38	5inclusionon,andremovalfrom,atemporaryrestrictedlistandanindefinitelyrestricted
39	39	6list.
40	40	7 (2)Eachcircuitcourtshallmaketheformsforinclusionandremovalavailable
41	41	8bydownloadthroughthecourt'swebsiteandrequire,ataminimum,thefollowing
42	42	9informationfortheindividualdescribedinsubsection1ofthissection:
43	43	10 (a)Name;
44	44	11 (b)Address;
45	45	12 (c)Dateofbirth;
46	46	13 (d)Contactinformation;
47	47	14 (e)Thesignatureoftheindividual;and
48	48	15 (f)Anacknowledgmentoftherelevantstatementinsubsection9ofthissection.
49	49	16 (3)Nofingerprintsoranyotherbiometricdatashallbecollectedfroman
50	50	17individualrequestinginclusiononarestrictedlistunderthissection.
51	51	18 3.(1)Anindividualrequestinginclusiononarestrictedlistshalldeliverthe
52	52	19completedformelectronicallyorinpersontothecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichthe
53	53	20individualresides.Theindividualshallspecifywhethertherequestisforinclusionon
54	54	21thetemporaryrestrictedlistorforinclusionontheindefinitelyrestrictedlist.
55	55	22 (2)Thecircuitcourtdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection:
56	56	23 (a)Shallverifytheindividual'sidentitybeforeacceptingtheform;and
57	57	24 (b)Shallnotacceptaformfromsomeoneotherthantheindividualnamedon
58	58	25theform.
59	59	26 4.Uponreceiptofaverifiedformrequestinginclusiononarestrictedlist,the
60	60	27circuitcourtshall,withintwenty-fourhours,forwardtheindividual'snameandthe
61	61	28restrictedlistrequestedbytheindividualtotheMissouristatehighwaypatrolsothat
62	62	29theMissouristatehighwaypatrolcanaddtheindividual'snametotherestrictedlist
63	63	30requestedbyenteringtheinformationintheNationalInstantCriminalBackground
64	64	31CheckSystemIndices,including:
65	65	32 (1)Thedateoftheentry;
66	66	HB1205 2 33 (2)Whethertheindividualisaddedtothetemporaryrestrictedlistor
67	67	34indefinitelyrestrictedlist;and
68	68	35 (3)Iftheindividualisbeingaddedtothetemporaryrestrictedlist,astatement
69	69	36thattherestrictionendsonehundredeightydaysafterthedateoftheentry.
70	70	37 5.(1)Ifthecircuitcourtaddsanindividualtothetemporaryrestrictedlistand
71	71	38doesnotreceivearequestforextensionbeforetheremovaldate,thecircuitcourtshall
72	72	39removetheindividualfromthetemporaryrestrictedlistbyforwardingtheindividual's
73	73	40nametotheMissouristatehighwaypatrolforremovaloftheinformationfromthe
74	74	41NationalInstantCriminalBackgroundCheckSystemIndices.
75	75	42 (2)Ifthecircuitcourtaddsanindividualtotheindefinitelyrestrictedlist,the
76	76	43circuitcourtshallnotremovetheindividualfromtheindefinitelyrestrictedlistunless
77	77	44theindividualrequestsremovalinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection.
78	78	45 6.(1)Anindividualwhoisaddedtothetemporaryrestrictedlistshallnot
79	79	46requestremovalfromthelistunlesstheindividualhasbeenonthelistforatleastthirty
80	80	47days.
81	81	48 (2)Anindividualwhoisaddedtotheindefinitelyrestrictedlistshallnotrequest
82	82	49removalfromthelistunlesstheindividualhasbeenonthelistforatleastninetydays.
83	83	50 7.(1)Thecircuitcourtshallremoveanindividualfromthetemporary
84	84	51restrictedlistonehundredeightydaysaftertheindividualwasaddedtothelistunless
85	85	52theindividualrequeststoremainonthelist.
86	86	53 (2)Requestsforextensionsshallbemadeinthesamemannerastheoriginal
87	87	54request.
88	88	55 8.Ifanindividualrestrictedunderthissectionhasavalidconcealedcarry
89	89	56endorsementissuedpriortoAugust28,2013,oravalidconcealedcarrypermitunder
90	90	57thischapter,theindividual'sendorsementorpermitshallbe:
91	91	58 (1)Suspendeduponentryonarestrictedlist;and
92	92	59 (2)Reinstateduponremovalfromthelistunless:
93	93	60 (a)Theendorsementorpermithasbeenrevoked,beensuspendedforareason
94	94	61otherthanunderthissection,orhasexpired;or
95	95	62 (b)Theindividualhasbecomeanindividualwhoisprohibitedfrompossessinga
96	96	63firearmundersection571.070.
97	97	64 9.(1)Theformforinclusiononthetemporaryrestrictedlistshallhavethe
98	98	65followinglanguageprominentlydisplayedbeforethesignature:
99	99	66 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
100	100	67 Bypresentingthiscompletedformtothecircuitcourt,Iunderstand
101	101	68 thatIamrequestingthatmynamebeplacedonalistthatrestrictsmy
102	102	69 abilitytopurchasefirearmsforaminimumofthirtydays,anduptosix
103	103	HB1205 3 70 months.Iunderstandthatbyvoluntarilymakingmyselfatemporarily
104	104	71 restrictedperson,anyattempttopurchaseafirearmwhileIamonthe
105	105	72 listwillbedeclined.Ialsounderstandthatanytimeafterthirtydays,I
106	106	73 mayrequestremovalfromthetemporaryrestrictedlistandall
107	107	74 previousrightswillberestored.Inaddition,ifIaminpossessionofa
108	108	75 validconcealedcarryendorsementissuedpriortoAugust28,2013,ora
109	109	76 validconcealedcarrypermitunderchapter571,RSMo,my
110	110	77 endorsementorpermitwillbesuspendedduringthetimeIamonthe
111	111	78 list,butwillbereinstateduponmyremoval,unlesstheendorsementor
112	112	79 permithasexpired,beenrevoked,beensuspendedforanotherreason,
113	113	80 orIbecomeineligibletopossessafirearm.Additionally,Iacknowledge
114	114	81 thatifIattempttopurchaseafirearmwhileoutsideMissouri,Iwillbe
115	115	82 subjecttothelawofthatlocationregardingrestrictedpersons.
116	116	83 (2)Theformforinclusionontheindefinitelyrestrictedlistshallhavethe
117	117	84followinglanguageprominentlydisplayedbeforethesignature:
118	118	85 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
119	119	86 Bypresentingthiscompletedformtothecircuitcourt,Iunderstand
120	120	87 thatIamrequestingthatmynamebeplacedonalistthatrestrictsmy
121	121	88 abilitytopurchasefirearmsforaminimumofninetydays,andupto
122	122	89 mylifetime.Iunderstandthatbyvoluntarilymakingmyselfa
123	123	90 restrictedperson,anyattempttopurchaseafirearmwhileIamonthe
124	124	91 listwillbedeclined.Ialsounderstandthatanytimeafterninetydays,I
125	125	92 mayrequestremovalfromtheindefinitelyrestrictedlistandall
126	126	93 previousrightswillberestored.Inaddition,ifIaminpossessionofa
127	127	94 validconcealedcarryendorsementissuedpriortoAugust28,2013,ora
128	128	95 validconcealedcarrypermitunderchapter571,RSMo,my
129	129	96 endorsementorpermitwillbesuspendedduringthetimeIamonthe
130	130	97 list,butwillbereinstateduponmyremoval,unlesstheendorsementor
131	131	98 permithasexpired,beenrevoked,beensuspendedforanotherreason,
132	132	99 orIbecomeineligibletopossessafirearm.Additionally,Iacknowledge
133	133	100 thatifIattempttopurchaseafirearmwhileoutsideMissouri,Iwillbe
134	134	101 subjecttothelawofthatlocationregardingrestrictedpersons.
135	135	102 10.(1)Anindividualrequestingremovalfromarestrictedlistshalldelivera
136	136	103completedremovalformelectronicallyorinpersontothecircuitcourtthatprocessed
137	137	104theinclusionformundersubsection3ofthissection.
138	138	105 (2)Thecircuitcourtdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection:
139	139	HB1205 4 106 (a)Shallverifytheindividual'sidentitybeforeacceptingtheform;and
140	140	107 (b)Shallnotacceptaformfromsomeoneotherthantheindividualnamedon
141	141	108theform.
142	142	109 11.Uponreceiptofaverifiedremovalform,thecircuitcourtshall,within
143	143	110twenty-fourhours,removetheindividualfromtherestrictedlistbyforwardingthe
144	144	111individual'snametotheMissouristatehighwaypatrolforremovaloftheinformation
145	145	112fromtheNationalInstantCriminalBackgroundCheckSystemIndices.
146	146	113 12.Withinthirtydaysbeforetheone-hundred-eighty-dayremovaldeadline
147	147	114applicabletoindividualsonthetemporaryrestrictedlist,thecircuitcourtshallnotify
148	148	115theindividualonthetemporaryrestrictedlistattheaddresslistedontheformthatthe
149	149	116individualisduetoberemovedfromthetemporarylist,andofthedateonwhichthe
150	150	117removalwilloccur,unlesstheindividualrequestsanextensionofuptoonehundred
151	151	118eightydays.
152	152	119 13.(1)Acircuitcourtthatreceivesarequestforinclusionshallmaintainthe
153	153	120formandallsubsequentformsinaseparatefile.
154	154	121 (2)Ifanindividualrequestsremovalfromarestrictedlist,thecircuitcourtshall
155	155	122destroytheentirefilewithinfivedaysafterthedateoftherequest.
156	156	123 (3)Ifanindividualonthetemporaryrestrictedlistdoesnotrequestanextension
157	157	124afternotificationinaccordancewithsubsection12ofthissection,thecircuitcourtshall
158	158	125destroytheentirefilewithinfivedaysafterthedateindicatedinthenotification.
159	159	126 (4)Uponremovalofanindividualfromthevoluntaryrestrictedlist,thecircuit
160	160	127courtshalldestroyallrecordsrelatedtotheinclusionandremovaloftheindividual.
161	161	128 (5)Allformsandrecordscreatedinaccordancewiththissectionshallbeclosed
162	162	129recordsunderchapter610.
163	163	130 14.Itshallbeunlawfulforanyindividualtoknowinglymakeanyfalsestatement
164	164	131orgiveanyfalseinformationwiththeintentofaddinganyotherindividualtoa
165	165	132restrictedlistunderthissectionorremovinganyotherindividualfromarestrictedlist
166	166	133underthissection.
167	167	134 15.Itshallbeunlawfulforanyindividualtoinquireastowhetheranother
168	168	135individualhasbeenaddedtoarestrictedlistunderthissectionforanypurposeother
169	169	136thantodeterminesuchindividual'seligibilitytopurchaseafirearm.
170	170	137 16.Theofficeofstatecourtsadministratormaypromulgaterulestodevelopthe
171	171	138processandstandardformstoimplementthissectionandsection571.835.Anyruleor
172	172	139portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe
173	173	140authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
174	174	141subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This
175	175	142sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
176	176	HB1205 5 143generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
177	177	144disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
178	178	145rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbe
179	179	146invalidandvoid.
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