Minnesota Legislature
HF 548
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/28/2024 05:47pm
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing penalties for transferring certain firearms to
persons who are ineligible to possess firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
section 624.7141.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.7141, is amended to read:
624.7141 TRANSFER TO INELIGIBLE PERSON.
Subdivision 1.
Transfer prohibited.
A person is guilty of a deleted text begin gross misdemeanor whodeleted text end new text begin
felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to two years and to payment of a fine
of not more than $10,000 if the personnew text end intentionally transfers a pistol or semiautomatic
military-style assault weapon to another deleted text begin ifdeleted text end new text begin andnew text end the person knows that the transferee:
(1) has been denied a permit to carry under section 624.714 because the transferee is
not eligible under section 624.713 to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault
weapon;
(2) has been found ineligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault
weapon by a chief of police or sheriff as a result of an application for a transferee permit
or a transfer report; or
(3) is disqualified under section 624.713 from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic
military-style assault weapon.
Subd. 2.
deleted text begin Felonydeleted text end new text begin Aggravated offensenew text end .
A deleted text begin violation of this section is a felonydeleted text end new text begin person who
violates this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years and to payment
of a fine of not more than $20,000new text end if the transferee possesses or uses the weapon within one
year after the transfer in furtherance of a felony crime of violence.
Subd. 3.
Subsequent eligibility.
This section is not applicable to a transfer to a person
who became eligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon
under section 624.713 after the transfer occurred but before the transferee used or possessed
the weapon in furtherance of any crime.