A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring a person who steals a firearm to report the theft
promptly to law enforcement; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [624.7139] STOLEN FIREARMS; REQUIRED REPORTING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duty to report. new text end

new text begin A person who steals a firearm shall report the theft to a
law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the theft occurred as soon as practicable
but not later than within 48 hours of the theft.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) A person who violates this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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new text begin (b) A person who violates this section a second time is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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new text begin (c) A person who violates this section a third or subsequent time is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report to commissioner of public safety. new text end

new text begin A chief of police or sheriff shall
report a stolen firearm to the commissioner of public safety within seven days of receiving
notification of the theft under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to acts
committed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
public safety for a reporting system overseen by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to
allow chiefs of police and sheriffs to report stolen firearms as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 624.7139. This is a onetime appropriation.
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