2019 -- H 5754 | |
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LC001630 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Johnston, O'Brien, and Canario | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2019 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
(Attorney General) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license. False information in |
4 | securing firearm or license – Straw purchasers. |
5 | (a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, |
6 | pistol, or revolver firearm, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information |
7 | or offer false evidence of his or her identity. Violation of the provisions of this section may be |
8 | punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more |
9 | than five (5) years, or both. |
10 | (b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a firearm on behalf of |
11 | another person, or transfer a firearm to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably |
12 | should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law. |
13 | (c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not |
14 | more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. |
15 | A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of |
16 | not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor |
17 | more than ten (10) years, or both. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS | |
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1 | This act would prohibit obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is |
2 | prohibited from possessing a firearm. This act would also increase the penalties for purchases of |
3 | firearms by use of false information. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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