2020 -- H 7633

========

LC004692

========

     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

____________

A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

     

     Introduced By: Representative Raymond H. Johnston

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2020

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     (Attorney General/Governor)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

1

     SECTION 1. Section 11-47-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons"

2

is hereby amended to read as follows:

3

     11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license False information in

4

securing firearm or license - Straw purchases.

5

     (a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol,

6

or revolver firearm, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information or offer

7

false evidence of his or her identity. Violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by

8

a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5)

9

years, or both.

10

     (b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a firearm on behalf of another

11

person, or transfer a firearm to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should

12

know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.

13

     (c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more

14

than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. A

15

second and subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not

16

more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both.

 

1

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

========

LC004692

========

 

LC004692 - Page 2 of 3

EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

***

1

     This act would prohibit obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is

2

prohibited from possessing a firearm, and would increase the penalties for a second and subsequent

3

purchase of firearms by use of false information.

4

     This act would take effect upon passage.

========

LC004692

========

 

LC004692 - Page 3 of 3