Amendment AA4-AB49

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 49

April 22, 2015 - Offered by Representative Goyke.

AB49-AA4,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB49-AA4,1,2 1. Page 2, line 11: after that line insert:

AB49-AA4,1,3 " Section 3h. 175.35 (2g) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB49-AA4,1,6 175.35 (2g) (bm) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the identifying information for a transferor that a transferee must provide to a firearms dealer under sub. (2gm) (a) 1. c.

AB49-AA4,3L Section 3L. 175.35 (2g) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49-AA4,1,10 175.35 (2g) (c) (intro.) The department of justice shall promulgate rules for firearms restrictions record searches regarding transferees under sub. subs. (2) and (2gm), including procedures for all of the following:".

AB49-AA4,1,11 2. Page 2, line 19: after that line insert:

AB49-AA4,1,12 " Section 4d. 175.35 (2g) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB49-AA4,2,3 175.35 (2g) (c) 5. A firearms dealer to notify a transferor under sub. (2gm) in writing of the results of a firearms restrictions record search regarding a transferee who requests a firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2gm) (b).

AB49-AA4,4f Section 4f. 175.35 (2gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB49-AA4,2,8 175.35 (2gm) (a) When a person, other than a firearms dealer, offers to sell or otherwise transfer possession of a handgun to another who is not a firearms dealer, the person may not transfer possession of the handgun to the other until all of the following have occurred:

AB49-AA4,2,9 1. The transferee has done all of the following:

AB49-AA4,2,11 a. Provided identification to a firearms dealer as required by rule under sub. (2g) (a).

AB49-AA4,2,12 b. Completed a notification form described under sub. (2g) (b).

AB49-AA4,2,15 c. Provided the firearms dealer identifying information, specified by rule under sub. (2g) (bm), for the transferor from whom the transferee intends to obtain the handgun.

AB49-AA4,2,20 2. The transferor receives written notification from a firearms dealer that the dealer requested the department of justice to conduct a firearms restrictions record search regarding the transferee and either the department issued a unique approval number for the transferee under sub. (2g) (c) 4. b. or the department did not complete the firearms restrictions record search within the period under sub. (2g) (c) 4. c.

AB49-AA4,2,23 (b) If the transferee in a transaction to which par. (a) applies requests a firearms dealer to request a firearms restrictions record search regarding the transferee, the firearms dealer shall do all of the following:

AB49-AA4,2,25 1. Inspect identification a transferee provides under par. (a) 1. a. as required by rule under sub. (2g) (a).

AB49-AA4,3,3 2. After receiving a completed notification form under par. (a) 1. b., promptly convey the information from the completed notification form to the department as required by rule under sub. (2g) (b) and request a firearms restrictions record search.

AB49-AA4,3,7 3. Promptly notify the transferor identified under par. (a) 1. c. in writing as provided by rule under sub. (2g) (c) 5. of an approval or denial the department issues under sub. (2g) (c) 4. or of the expiration of an applicable deadline for completing a firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2g) (c) 4. c.

AB49-AA4,3,10 (c) The department of justice shall conduct a firearms restrictions record search a firearms dealer requests under par. (b) 2. and notify the dealer of the results of the search as provided by rule under sub. (2g) (c) 4.

AB49-AA4,3,13 (d) A firearms dealer may charge a transferee a fee of $5, in addition to the fee it collects under sub. (2i), for requesting the department to conduct a firearms restrictions record search of the transferee under this subsection.

AB49-AA4,4h Section 4h. 175.35 (2i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49-AA4,3,20 175.35 (2i) The department shall charge a firearms dealer a $10 fee for each firearms restrictions record search that the firearms dealer requests under sub. (2) (c) or (2gm) (b) 2. The firearms dealer may collect the fee from the transferee. The department may refuse to conduct firearms restrictions record searches for any firearms dealer who fails to pay any fee under this subsection within 30 days after billing by the department.

AB49-AA4,4j Section 4j. 175.35 (2L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49-AA4,4,3 175.35 (2L) The department of justice shall promulgate rules providing for the review of nonapprovals under sub. (2g) (c) 4. a. Any person who is denied the right to purchase, or to be transferred the possession of, a handgun because the firearms dealer received a nonapproval number under sub. (2g) (c) 4. a. may request a firearms restrictions record search review under those rules. If the person disagrees with the results of that review, the person may file an appeal under rules promulgated by the department.

AB49-AA4,4L Section 4L. 175.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB49-AA4,4,7 175.35 (3) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (2), (2e), (2f), (2gm) (a), or (2j) shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months.".

AB49-AA4,4,8 (End)