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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF | |
CRIMINALS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, Knight, Tanzi, Cruz, Kazarian, McEntee, | |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 12-1 of the General Laws entitled "Identification and Apprehension |
2 | of Criminals" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 12-1-10.2. Firearm examination. |
4 | In the case of every offense in which a firearm is seized, the arresting/investigating police |
5 | department shall submit the firearm to the state crime laboratory for testing pursuant to ยง 12-1.2-3 |
6 | and also shall submit any information relative to said firearm, including, but not limited to, its |
7 | make, model, serial number, and ballistics report from the state crime laboratory, to the federal |
8 | bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms for tracing. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF | |
CRIMINALS | |
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1 | This act would require law enforcement to submit any firearm seized in any investigation |
2 | to the state crime laboratory and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms (BATF) for testing |
3 | and tracing. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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