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Senate Bill 283

Dead Senate Bill

Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.

Introduced: January 12, 2007 Updated: June 28, 2007
Quick info
Chief Sponsor(s) None listed on OLIS.
Regular Sponsor(s) Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President.
Status Dead
Session 2007 Regular Session
History

1-12 (S)

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

1-19 (S)

Referred to Judiciary.

6-28 (S)

In committee upon adjournment.

Overview

  • Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.

Key provisions

  • Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.
  • Punishes by maximum of one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  • Punishes second and subsequent convictions by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Prohibits sale, delivery or transfer of firearm to person convicted of unlawful storage of firearm for five-year period after conviction.
  • Requires gun dealers to post notice concerning obligation to store firearms in safe manner.

Penalties / enforcement

  • Creates crime of unlawful storage of firearm.
  • Punishes by maximum of one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  • Punishes second and subsequent convictions by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Prohibits sale, delivery or transfer of firearm to person convicted of unlawful storage of firearm for five-year period after conviction.

Effective date / timeline

  • Punishes by maximum of one year’s imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  • Punishes second and subsequent convictions by maximum of five years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
  • Prohibits sale, delivery or transfer of firearm to person convicted of unlawful storage of firearm for five-year period after conviction.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • Not specified in the OLIS summary.
Other bills from 2007 Regular Session
  • Modifies various provisions dealing with weapons.

  • Allows imposition of longer sentence, when offense is gang-related, upon conviction of person felony or unlawful use or possession of weapon.

  • Provides that person barred from purchasing firearm by reason of felony conviction or finding of guilty except for insanity of felony may not apply for relief from bar.

  • Describes unloaded firearm for purposes of offense involving operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying firearm.

  • Prohibits sale, delivery or transfer of firearm to visibly intoxicated person.