ONLINE PAPERLESS PISTOL PERMIT MODERNIZATION.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 503 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2017
AN ACT TO ENACT THE ONLINE PAPERLESS PISTOL PERMIT MODERNIZATION ACT.
Intro. by Tarte, Brock, Britt.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Mar 30 2017)

Bill History:

S 503

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 29 2017 - View Summary

    Includes whereas clauses.

    Repeals GS 14-402 (Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden), GS 14-403 (Permit issued by sheriff; form of permit; expiration of permit), and GS 14-404 (Issuance or refusal of permit; appeal from refusal; grounds for refusal; sheriff's fee).

    Amends GS 14-406, concerning the record-keeping requirements of dealers in pistols and other weapons, to add new subsection (c) to require every dealer in pistols and other weapons mentioned in Article 52A of GS Chapter 14 to send an electronic notification to the sheriff of the county of each background check conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NCIS) as part of a transaction to purchase a pistol within 10 business days of the date of the transaction. 

    Amends GS 14-405 to require the sheriff to keep record of all electronic notifications received pursuant to GS 14-406, as amended (currently, requires the sheriff to keep record of all permits issued under Article 52A and specifies information that must be included in the record). Further, provides that any application to a court for release of the records (currently, release of the list of permit holders and permit application information) must be by a petition to the chief judge of the district court for the district in which the person seeking the information resides.

    Amends GS 14-407.1, establishing that the provisions of GS 14-405 and GS 14-406 apply to the sale of pistols suitable for firing blank cartridges. Deletes provisions authorizing county sheriffs to issue a license or permit to purchase or receive any pistol suitable for firing blank cartridges as previously specified. 

    Makes conforming changes. 

    Effective December 1, 2017, and applies to sales of pistols on and after that date and to offenses committed on or after that date.