1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; granting immunity to private parties who require proof 
1.3 	of firearms eligibility prior to transferring a firearm;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2016, section 609.66, subdivision 1f.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.66, subdivision 1f, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 1f.Gross misdemeanor; transferring firearm without background check. (a) 
1.8 	A person, other than a federally licensed firearms dealer, who transfers a pistol or 
1.9 	semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to another without complying with the transfer 
1.10 	requirements of section 624.7132, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the transferee possesses 
1.11 	or uses the weapon within one year after the transfer in furtherance of a felony crime of 
1.12 	violence, and if:
1.13 	(1) the transferee was prohibited from possessing the weapon under section 624.713 at 
1.14 	the time of the transfer; or
1.15 	(2) it was reasonably foreseeable at the time of the transfer that the transferee was likely 
1.16 	to use or possess the weapon in furtherance of a felony crime of violence.
1.17 	(b) A person is immune from prosecution under paragraph (a) if the person produces 
1.18 	either a copy of the transferee's permit to carry or permit to purchase that the transferee 
1.19 	presented at the time of transfer. A transferor may only be required to produce documents 
1.20 	maintained pursuant to this paragraph if a court orders production of the documents as part 
1.21 	of a criminal investigation involving the transferred firearm. A court may not compel a 
1.22 	transferor to produce documents maintained pursuant to this paragraph beyond one year 
1.23 	after the date of transfer.