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.