SF 2746

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 06/05/2025 09:43 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to trace and report
on recovered or confiscated firearms; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 626.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [626.5536] LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR
ETRACE SYSTEM AND TRACE AND REPORT ON RECOVERED OR
CONFISCATED FIREARMS.
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new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "recovered or confiscated" means
any of the following:
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new text begin (1) obtained from a crime scene or in connection with a criminal investigation;
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new text begin (2) seized by a law enforcement agency;
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new text begin (3) forfeited to a law enforcement agency;
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new text begin (4) acquired by a law enforcement agency as an abandoned or discarded firearm;
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new text begin (5) obtained following the unlawful discharge of a firearm; or
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new text begin (6) otherwise obtained and reasonably believed to be connected to a crime.
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new text begin Reporting required. new text end

new text begin (a) Each law enforcement agency shall register for the
United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing
Center's eTrace system, and opt-in to the system's collective data sharing feature.
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new text begin (b) Whenever a firearm is recovered or confiscated by a law enforcement agency, the
agency must, as soon as practicable:
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new text begin (1) transmit information relating to the firearm to the eTrace system; and
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new text begin (2) arrange for the firearm to be test fired and the results submitted to the National
Integrated Ballistics Information Network.
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new text begin (c) Whenever a shell casing is recovered or confiscated by a law enforcement agency,
that agency must, as soon as practicable, submit the ballistics information to the National
Integrated Ballistics Information Network.
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