Overview
- Updates Ballot Measure 114 permit and transfer rules and revises the large-capacity magazine enforcement framework.
Key provisions
- Specifies where a person may apply for a permit to purchase and adds an eligibility requirement.
- Exempts permit and background check information in the permit database from public disclosure.
- Extends the permit agent decision window from 30 to 60 days.
- Increases maximum permit fees and specifies the portion payable to the Department of State Police for background checks.
- Establishes alternatives to a firearms training course for the permit safety requirement.
- Delays permit requirements for firearm transfers until January 1, 2028.
- Creates an exception for certain active and retired law enforcement officers.
- Modifies affirmative defense language for large-capacity magazine provisions.
- Sets venue for challenges to the Act in Marion County Circuit Court.
Penalties / enforcement
- Prohibits prosecution for prohibited conduct while Measure 114 enforcement is enjoined by a court.
- Gives dealers and manufacturers 180 days after an appellate judgment lifting an injunction to take certain actions on large-capacity magazines.
Effective date / timeline
- Declares an emergency; effective on passage.
- Permit requirement delay runs through January 1, 2028.
Exceptions / carve-outs
- Exception for certain active and retired law enforcement officers.
- Non-prosecution provision for conduct during injunctions.