SB1828 Summary

• Beginning 180 days after enactment, all applicants for Firearm Owner's Identification Card issuance or renewal must submit a full set of fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police for identity verification, unless previously provided under this Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

• Fingerprints must be submitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a criminal justice agency authorized by the Department, and will be checked against state and federal criminal history databases including juvenile adjudication records.

• The Department may charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and not exceed the actual cost of the State and national check.

• Concealed carry license applicants must submit a full set of fingerprints in electronic format for identity verification unless previously provided, but renewal applicants need not resubmit fingerprints if already provided under either Act.