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FL S0372
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates section 790.224, Florida Statutes, defining a "3D-printed firearm" as a firearm created using a three-dimensional printer or additive manufacturing process capable of firing one or more projectiles
- Prohibits, on or after January 1, 2022, the printing, transferring, importing, distributing, selling, possessing, or giving of 3D-printed firearms made from specific plastics (polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polylactic acid, or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) that do not contain at least 4 ounces of metal detectable by security metal detectors
- Classifies violations as a third-degree felony under Florida sentencing statutes (ss. 775.082, 775.083, or 775.084)
- Requires current owners or possessors of such firearms to either relinquish them to a law enforcement agency or the Department of Law Enforcement, or destroy them before the January 1, 2022 prohibition takes effect
- Mandates that any law enforcement agency or department receiving a relinquished 3D-printed firearm destroy it within 120 days of receipt; the act takes effect July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Three-dimensional Printed Firearms
Last Action
Died in Judiciary
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/11/2021
Full Bill Text
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