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HB 204 Firearms; sale and transfer, criminal history record information check delay.

Introduced by: H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Sale and transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check delay. Decreases from five business days to three business days the time provided for the Department of State Police to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred. If a dealer who has otherwise fulfilled all requirements is told by the State Police that a response will not be available by the end of the dealer's third business day, the dealer may complete the sale or transfer without being deemed in violation.


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