Senate
File
2179
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2179
BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
sale
or
transfer
of
firearms,
providing
1
penalties,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
724.32
Sale
or
transfer
of
firearms
1
——
criminal
history
background
check.
2
1.
A
person
shall
not
sell
or
transfer
a
firearm
to
another
3
person
without
receiving
verification
from
a
federally
licensed
4
firearms
dealer
that
information
on
the
prospective
purchaser
5
or
transferee
has
been
submitted
to
the
department
of
public
6
safety
for
a
criminal
history
background
check
and
that
a
7
determination
has
been
received
by
the
department
of
public
8
safety
that
the
prospective
purchaser
or
transferee
is
not
9
prohibited
under
either
state
or
federal
law
from
possessing
a
10
firearm.
A
criminal
history
background
check
conducted
under
11
this
section
shall
include
an
inquiry
of
the
national
instant
12
criminal
background
check
system
maintained
by
the
federal
13
bureau
of
investigation.
14
2.
A
person
who
sells
or
transfers
a
firearm
in
violation
of
15
this
section
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
16
3.
A
federally
licensed
firearms
dealer
may
charge
and
17
collect
fees
for
obtaining
criminal
history
record
information
18
checks
on
behalf
of
sellers
or
transferors.
19
4.
The
department
of
public
safety
shall
adopt
rules
20
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
carry
out
the
21
provisions
of
this
section.
22
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
the
sale
or
23
transfer
of
firearms
on
or
after
July
1,
2014.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
sale
or
transfer
of
firearms,
28
provides
penalties,
and
includes
applicability
provisions.
29
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
selling
or
transferring
a
30
firearm
to
another
person
without
receiving
verification
from
31
a
federally
licensed
firearms
dealer
that
information
on
the
32
prospective
purchaser
or
transferee
has
been
submitted
to
the
33
department
of
public
safety
for
a
criminal
history
background
34
check
and
that
a
determination
has
been
received
by
the
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department
of
public
safety
that
the
prospective
purchaser
or
1
transferee
is
not
prohibited
under
either
state
or
federal
law
2
from
possessing
a
firearm.
A
criminal
history
background
check
3
under
the
bill
includes
an
inquiry
of
the
national
instant
4
criminal
background
check
system
maintained
by
the
federal
5
bureau
of
investigation.
6
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
sells
or
transfers
a
7
firearm
in
violation
of
this
Code
section
is
guilty
of
an
8
aggravated
misdemeanor,
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
9
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$625
but
not
more
than
10
$6,250.
11
The
bill
provides
that
a
federally
licensed
firearms
dealer
12
may
charge
and
collect
fees
for
obtaining
criminal
history
13
record
information
checks
on
behalf
of
sellers
and
transferors
14
and
the
department
of
public
safety
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
15
to
Code
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
carry
out
the
provisions
16
of
the
bill.
17
The
bill
applies
to
the
sale
or
transfer
of
firearms
on
or
18
after
July
1,
2014.
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