HF 4171

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/22/2018 02:21pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring the reporting of stolen or lost firearms; imposing
criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
624.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [624.7139] STOLEN OR LOST FIREARMS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Failure to report; gross misdemeanor. new text end

new text begin A person who fails to report a
stolen or lost firearm within 72 hours of discovery of the theft or loss may be punished as
provided in subdivision 2.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) A person who violates this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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new text begin (b) A person who violates this section a second time is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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new text begin (c) A person who violates this section a third or subsequent time is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duty to report. new text end

new text begin A person shall report a stolen or lost firearm to the chief of
police of an organized full-time police department of the municipality where the person
resides or to the county sheriff if there is no local chief of police where the person resides.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report to commissioner of public safety. new text end

new text begin A chief of police or sheriff shall
report a stolen or lost firearm to the commissioner of public safety within seven days of
receiving notification of the theft or loss under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to acts
committed on or after that date.
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