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IN SB0215
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
James Arnold
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AI Summary
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Defines "disguised firearm" as a firearm modified or camouflaged to appear as a toy or replica firearm, including firearms painted in high visibility colors, fitted with orange barrel tips, or placed inside toy firearms.
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Excludes firearms with attached hunter orange stocks, grips, or other parts specifically manufactured or marketed for hunter safety purposes.
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Creates new criminal offense of possession of a disguised firearm, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
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Increases penalty to Level 6 felony if a person knowingly or intentionally possesses a disguised firearm while committing a crime.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Disguised firearms. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to possess a firearm modified to resemble a toy firearm, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person possesses the modified firearm while committing a crime.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
1/6/2015