Amendment SA5-SB144

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 5, To 1995 SENATE BILL 144

September 27, 1995 - Offered by Senator Zien.

SB144-SA5,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB144-SA5,1,2 1. Page 8, line 8: after that line insert:

SB144-SA5,1,9 "(am) When a respondent surrenders a firearm under par. (a) 2. to a sheriff, the sheriff who is receiving the firearm shall prepare a receipt for each firearm surrendered to him or her. The receipt shall include the manufacturer, model and serial number of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff and shall be signed by the respondent and by the sheriff to whom the firearm is surrendered. The sheriff shall keep the original of a receipt prepared under this paragraph and shall provide an exact copy of the receipt to the respondent.".

SB144-SA5,2,9 2. Page 8, line 18: delete lines 18 to 24 and substitute: "return to the sheriff to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff, or to the sheriff of the county of residence of the person to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a person other than a sheriff. The owner of the firearm shall provide a letter stating that he or she is the owner of the firearm and that he or she is requesting that the firearm be returned to him or her. The owner of the firearm shall sign the letter before a notary public or before the sheriff to whom the owner is applying for return of the firearm. The sheriff may conduct a background check of the owner before returning the firearm to determine whether the owner is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, but if the sheriff conducts such a background check he or she may not charge the owner or the respondent a fee for the background check. If the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff under par. (a) 2., upon the return of a firearm under this paragraph the sheriff, the respondent and the owner shall sign the original receipt prepared under par. (am) to acknowledge that the firearm is being returned to its owner.".

SB144-SA5,2,10 3. Page 9, line 22: after that line insert:

SB144-SA5,2,17 "(am) When a respondent surrenders a firearm under par. (a) 2. to a sheriff, the sheriff who is receiving the firearm shall prepare a receipt for each firearm surrendered to him or her. The receipt shall include the manufacturer, model and serial number of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff and shall be signed by the respondent and by the sheriff to whom the firearm is surrendered. The sheriff shall keep the original of a receipt prepared under this paragraph and shall provide an exact copy of the receipt to the respondent.".

SB144-SA5,3,9 4. Page 10, line 8: delete lines 8 to 14 and substitute: "return to the sheriff to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff, or to the sheriff of the county of residence of the person to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a person other than a sheriff. The owner of the firearm shall provide a letter stating that he or she is the owner of the firearm and that he or she is requesting that the firearm be returned to him or her. The owner of the firearm shall sign the letter before a notary public or before the sheriff to whom the owner is applying for return of the firearm. The sheriff may conduct a background check of the owner before returning the firearm to determine whether the owner is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, but if the sheriff conducts such a background check he or she may not charge the owner or the respondent a fee for the background check. If the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff under par. (a) 2., upon the return of a firearm under this paragraph the sheriff, the respondent and the owner shall sign the original receipt prepared under par. (am) to acknowledge that the firearm is being returned to its owner.".

SB144-SA5,3,10 5. Page 11, line 8: after that line insert:

SB144-SA5,3,17 "(am) When a respondent surrenders a firearm under par. (a) 2. to a sheriff, the sheriff who is receiving the firearm shall prepare a receipt for each firearm surrendered to him or her. The receipt shall include the manufacturer, model and serial number of the firearm surrendered to the sheriff and shall be signed by the respondent and by the sheriff to whom the firearm is surrendered. The sheriff shall keep the original of a receipt prepared under this paragraph and shall provide an exact copy of the receipt to the respondent.".

SB144-SA5,4,9 6. Page 11, line 18: delete lines 18 to 24 and substitute: "return to the sheriff to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff, or to the sheriff of the county of residence of the person to whom the firearm was surrendered, if the firearm was surrendered to a person other than a sheriff. The owner of the firearm shall provide a letter stating that he or she is the owner of the firearm and that he or she is requesting that the firearm be returned to him or her. The owner of the firearm shall sign the letter before a notary public or before the sheriff to whom the owner is applying for return of the firearm. The sheriff may conduct a background check of the owner before returning the firearm to determine whether the owner is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, but if the sheriff conducts such a background check he or she may not charge the owner or the respondent a fee for the background check. If the firearm was surrendered to a sheriff under par. (a) 2., upon the return of a firearm under this paragraph the sheriff, the respondent and the owner shall sign the original receipt prepared under par. (am) to acknowledge that the firearm is being returned to its owner.".

SB144-SA5,4,10 (End)