| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1545 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBURTON. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2493H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter571,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtothetransferof |
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| 8 | 8 | | firearms,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter571,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection571.201,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 571.201.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Centralrepository",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection43.500; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (2)"Lawenforcementofficer",anyindividualemployedbytheUnitedStatesor |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4byastate,county,city,municipality,village,township,orotherpoliticalsubdivisionasa |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5policeofficerorpeaceofficerorinasimilarpositionthatinvolvestheenforcementof |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6thelawandprotectionofthepublicinterest; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (3)"Licenseddealer",apersonwhohasavalidfederalfirearmsdealerlicense |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8andalladditionallicensesrequiredbystateorlocallawtoengageinthebusinessof |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9sellingortransferringfirearms; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (4)"Person",anyindividual,corporation,company,association,firm, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11partnership,club,organization,society,jointstockcompany,orotherentity; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (5)"Transferee",apersonwhodesirestoreceiveoracquireafirearmfroma |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13transferor.Ifatransfereeisnotanaturalperson,eachnaturalpersonwhois |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14authorizedbythetransfereetopossessthefirearmafterthetransfershallbedeemed |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15thetransfereeandsubjecttotherequirementsofthissection. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 2.Anypersonwhoisnotalicenseddealer,beforetransferringorattemptingto |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17transferpossessionofafirearm,shallrequirethatabackgroundcheckbeconductedon |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18theprospectivetransfereeandshallobtainapprovalofthetransferfromthecentral |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19repositoryafterabackgroundcheck.Apersonwhoisnotalicenseddealershall |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20arrangeforeitheralicenseddealerorlawenforcementagencytoobtainthebackground |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21check. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 3.(1)Alicenseddealerwhoobtainsabackgroundcheckonaprospective |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23transfereeshallrecordthetransferandretaintherecordsinthesamemannerandfor |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24thesamedurationasrequiredunder18U.S.C.Section923(g). |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (2)Alicenseddealerorlawenforcementagencythatobtainsabackground |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26checkforaprospectivefirearmtransferorshallprovidethefirearmtransferorand |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27transfereeacopyoftheresultsofthebackgroundcheck,includingthecentral |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28repositoryapprovalordisapprovalofthetransfer. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (3)Alicenseddealerorlawenforcementagencymaychargeafeeforconducting |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30abackgroundcheck,whichshallnotexceedtwenty-fivedollarsorthecostofconducting |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31thebackgroundcheck,whicheverisgreater. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 4.(1)Aprospectivefirearmtransfereeshallnotacceptpossessionofafirearm |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33unlesstheprospectivefirearmtransferorhasobtainedapprovalofthetransferfromthe |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34centralrepositoryafterabackgroundcheck. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 (2)Aprospectivefirearmtransfereeshallnotknowinglyprovidefalse |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36informationtoaprospectivefirearmtransferorortoalicenseddealerforthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37purposeofacquiringafirearm. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 5.Ifthecentralrepositoryapprovesatransferofafirearminaccordancewith |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39thissection,theapprovalshallbevalidforthirtycalendardays,duringwhichtimethe |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40transferorandtransfereemaycompletethetransfer. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 6.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplyto: |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (1)Atransferofanantiquefirearm,asdefinedin18U.S.C.Section921,as |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43amended,oracurioorrelic,asdefinedin27CFR478,asamended; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 (2)Atransferthatisabonafidegiftorloanbetweenimmediatefamily |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45members,whichshallbelimitedtospouses,parents,children,siblings,grandparents, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46grandchildren,nieces,nephews,firstcousins,aunts,anduncles; |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 (3)Atransferthatoccursbyoperationoflaworbecauseofthedeathofaperson |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48forwhomtheprospectivetransferorisanexecutororadministratorofanestateora |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49trusteeofatrustcreatedinawill; |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50 (4)Atransferthatistemporaryandoccurswhileinthehomeoftheunlicensed |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51transfereeif: |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (a)Theunlicensedtransfereeisnotprohibitedfrompossessingfirearms;and |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB1545 2 53 (b)Theunlicensedtransfereereasonablybelievesthatpossessionofthefirearm |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54isnecessarytopreventimminentdeathorseriousbodilyinjurytotheunlicensed |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55transferee; |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56 (5)Atemporarytransferofpossessionwithouttransferofownershiporatitleto |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57ownership,whichtransfertakesplace: |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58 (a)Atashootingrangelocatedinoronpremisesownedoroccupiedbyaduly |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59incorporatedorganizationorganizedforconservationpurposesortofosterproficiency |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60infirearms; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61 (b)Atatargetfirearmshootingcompetitionundertheauspicesof,orapproved |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62by,astateagencyoranonprofitorganization;or |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (c)Whilehunting,fishing,targetshooting,ortrappingif: |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64 a.Thehunting,fishing,targetshooting,ortrappingislegalinallplaceswhere |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65theunlicensedtransfereepossessesthefirearm;and |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66 b.Theunlicensedtransfereeholdsanylicenseorpermitthatisrequiredforsuch |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67hunting,fishing,targetshooting,ortrapping; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (6)Anytemporarytransferthatoccurswhileinthecontinuouspresenceofthe |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69ownerofthefirearm; |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 (7)Anylawenforcementorcorrectionsagencyorlawenforcementor |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71correctionsofficeractingwithinthecourseandscopeofhisorheremploymentor |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72officialduties; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (8)AUnitedStatesmarshal,amemberoftheUnitedStatesArmedForcesorthe |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74NationalGuard,orafederalofficialtransferringorreceivingafirearmasrequiredin |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75theoperationofhisorherofficialduties; |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 (9)Agunsmithwhoreceivesafirearmsolelyforthepurposesofserviceor |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77repairorthereturnofthefirearmtoitsownerbythegunsmith; |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 (10)Acommoncarrier,warehouseman,orotherpersonengagedinthebusiness |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79oftransportationorstorage,totheextentthatthereceiptofanyfirearmisinthe |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80ordinarycourseofbusinessandnotforthepersonaluseofanysuchperson;or |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81 (11)Apersonwhotransfersafirearmtoarelativewhoisrelatedwithinthefirst |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82degreebyconsanguinityoraffinity. |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83 7.AviolationofaprovisionofthissectionisaclassBmisdemeanor.Eachdaya |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84violationofthissectioniscommittedorcontinuedshallbeconsideredaseparate |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85violationandpunishedaccordingly. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 8.Inadditiontoanyotherpenaltyorremedy,theinvestigatinglawenforcement |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87agencyshallreportanyviolationofthissectioncommittedbyalicenseddealertothe |
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| 100 | 100 | | HB1545 3 88attorneygeneral,whoshallreporttheviolationtotheBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco, |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89FirearmsandExplosiveswithintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice. |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB1545 4 |
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