SF 2125 (LSB 5440XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2125

BY  STAED, PETERSEN, TOWNSEND, BISIGNANO, BLAKE, KNOX, HARDMAN, and DONAHUE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to lost or stolen firearms, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  724.33  Lost or stolen firearms —— reporting —— penalty.
   1.  The owner of a firearm shall report a lost or stolen firearm to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the place where the firearm is believed to have been lost or stolen within forty-eight hours of discovering that the firearm has been lost or stolen.
   2.  A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation pursuant to section 805.8C, subsection 15.
    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8C, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  Lost or stolen firearms.  For violations of section 724.33, the scheduled fine is fifty dollars.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to lost or stolen firearms. The bill requires the owner of a firearm to report a lost or stolen firearm to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the place where the firearm is believed to have been lost or stolen within 48 hours of discovering that the firearm has been lost or stolen.
   A person who violates the bill commits a simple misdemeanor punishable with a scheduled fine in the amount of $50.