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SB 965 Firearms; failure to report those lost or stolen, penalty.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Lost or stolen firearms; failure to report; penalty. Provides that a person who fails to report to the appropriate law-enforcement agency that a firearm he owns or lawfully possesses has been stolen or lost within 24 hours from the time the person knew or reasonably should have known of the theft or loss is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that a person who knowingly files a false report of a lost or stolen firearm is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill was incorporated into SB 786.


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