FIREARM DISPOSAL/UNC CAMPUS POLICE.

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House Bill 481 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 1, 2021
AN ACT TO ALLOW EACH DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, INSTITUTION, COMMISSION, AND BUREAU OF THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CAMPUS POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SELL, TRADE, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OR ALL SURPLUS WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ANY FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARM DEALER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TWENTY-YEAR WAITING PERIOD TO PETITION THE COURT TO HAVE FIREARM RIGHTS' RESTORED FOR AN OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION IS CALCULATED JUST LIKE THE TWENTY-YEAR WAITING PERIOD FOR A NORTH CAROLINA CONVICTION; AND TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PURCHASE PRIOR WEAPON USED.
Intro. by C. Smith, Faircloth, Miller.
Status: Ch. SL 2021-116 (Aug 23 2021)

SOG comments (3):

Long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO ALLOW CAMPUS POLICE AGENCIES OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SELL, TRADE, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OR ALL SURPLUS WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ANY FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARM DEALER.

Long title change

Submitted by jhenders@sog.unc.edu on

House committee substitute to the 2nd edition changed the long title. Previous long title was AN ACT TO ALLOW CAMPUS POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SELL, TRADE, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OR ALL SURPLUS WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ANY FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARM DEALER.

Long title change

Submitted by jhenders@sog.unc.edu on

Senate amendments to the 3rd edition changed the long title. Previous long title was AN ACT TO ALLOW EACH DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, INSTITUTION, COMMISSION, AND BUREAU OF THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CAMPUS POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SELL, TRADE, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OR ALL SURPLUS WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ANY FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARM DEALER.

Bill History:

H 481/S.L. 2021-116

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 481 (2021-2022)
    Summary date: Aug 24 2021 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO ALLOW EACH DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, INSTITUTION, COMMISSION, AND BUREAU OF THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CAMPUS POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SELL, TRADE, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY OR ALL SURPLUS WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ANY FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARM DEALER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TWENTY-YEAR WAITING PERIOD TO PETITION THE COURT TO HAVE FIREARM RIGHTS' RESTORED FOR AN OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION IS CALCULATED JUST LIKE THE TWENTY-YEAR WAITING PERIOD FOR A NORTH CAROLINA CONVICTION; AND TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PURCHASE PRIOR WEAPON USED. SL 2021-116. Enacted Aug. 23, 2021. Effective Aug. 23, 2021, except as otherwise provided.

    Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, State Agencies, UNC System
    GS 14, GS 20, GS 143
  • Bill H 481 (2021-2022)
    Summary date: Aug 10 2021 - View Summary

    Senate amendments make the following changes to the 3rd edition.

    Amendment #1 adds a new section amending GS 14-415.4 (Restoration of firearms rights) to allow restoration of a person’s firearms rights following a nonviolent felony conviction outside of North Carolina where (1) 20 years have passed since the unconditional discharge or pardon of the person by the agency having jurisdiction where the conviction occurred and (2) the person’s civil rights have been restored under the laws of the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred. Effective December 1, 2021. Makes other conforming changes.

    Amendment #2 further amends GS 143-63.1 to require that surplus weapons be offered for public sale to federally licensed firearm dealers, with public sale through sealed competitive bids, electronic bids, negative bids, auction, and retail sales.

    Amendment #3 amends GS 20-187.2 to allow active members of city and county law enforcement agencies, upon change in type of weapons, to purchase the weapon worn or carried by such member at a price of the average yield to the city or county from the sale of similar weapons during the preceding year, as active members of State law enforcement agencies are authorized by current law. Makes technical changes.

    Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.

    Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, State Agencies, UNC System
    GS 14, GS 20, GS 143
  • Bill H 481 (2021-2022)
    Summary date: May 4 2021 - View Summary

    House committee substitute amends the 2nd edition as follows. 

    Further amends GS 143-63.1 to allow each department, agency, institution, commission, and bureau of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of the State to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any or all surplus weapons they possess to any federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to campus law enforcement agencies and campus policy agencies of UNC constituent institutions previously proposed to be included in the statute's authority (current law specifically authorizes the Highway Patrol, the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, the ALE Division of the Department of Public Safety, and the SBI only). No longer provides for money or property obtained from a trade to go to the General Fund. Makes organizational changes. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title. 

    Government, General Assembly, Public Safety and Emergency Management, State Agencies, UNC System, Department of Justice, State Government, Executive
    GS 143
  • Bill H 481 (2021-2022)
    Summary date: Apr 22 2021 - View Summary

    House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows. 

    Further amends GS 143-63.1 to allow campus law enforcement agencies, in addition to police agencies, of the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any or all surplus weapons they possess to any federally licensed firearm dealers. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title. 

    Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, State Agencies, UNC System
    GS 143
  • Bill H 481 (2021-2022)
    Summary date: Apr 1 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 143-63.1 to allow campus police agencies of the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any or all surplus weapons they possess to any federally licensed firearm dealers.

    Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, State Agencies, UNC System
    GS 143
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