Bill Text: IN SB0434 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Retail handgun dealer's licenses.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-18 - Effective 07/01/2011 [SB0434 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0434-Engrossed.html
March 28, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
April 4, 2011, reported _ Do Pass.
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Bill Title: Retail handgun dealer's licenses.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-18 - Effective 07/01/2011 [SB0434 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0434-Engrossed.html
April 5, 2011
ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 434
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DIGEST OF SB 434
(Updated April 1, 2011 12:23 pm - DI 14)
Citations Affected: IC 35-47.
Synopsis: Retail handgun dealer's licenses. Provides that after June
30, 2011: (1) a retail handgun dealer's license is valid for six years from
the date the license is issued instead of two years; and (2) the fee to
obtain the license is $60 instead of $20.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Hume, Tomes
, Buck
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ MESSMER, BATTLES)
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ MESSMER, BATTLES)
January 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
January 18, 2011, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 20, 2011, read second time, ordered engrossed.
January 21, 2011, engrossed.
January 25, 2011, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.
HOUSE ACTION
March 28, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
April 4, 2011, reported _ Do Pass.
April 5, 2011
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 434
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 35-47-2-15; (11)ES0434.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 35-47-2-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 15. (a) A person
desiring a retail handgun dealer's license shall apply to the sheriff of the
county in which he the person resides, or if he the person is a resident
of another state and has a regular place of business in Indiana, then to
the sheriff of the county in which he the person has a regular place of
business. The applicant shall state his the applicant's name, full
address, occupation, sex, race, age, place of birth, date of birth,
nationality, height, weight, build, color of eyes, color of hair,
complexion, scars and marks, and any criminal record (minor traffic
offenses excepted). The officer to whom the application is made shall
verify the application and search his the officer's records concerning
the applicant's character and reputation.
(b) The officer to whom the application is made shall send to the superintendent:
(1) the verified application;
(2) the results of the officer's investigation; and
(3) the officer's recommendation for approval or disapproval of the application;
in as many copies as the superintendent shall designate, and one (1) set of legible and classifiable fingerprints of the applicant. The superintendent may make whatever further investigationhe the
superintendent deems necessary. Whenever disapproval is
recommended by the officer to whom the application was made, he the
officer shall provide the superintendent and the applicant with his the
officer's complete reasons for the disapproval in writing. If the officer
to whom the application is made recommends approval, he the officer
shall instruct the applicant in the proper method of taking legible and
classifiable fingerprints.
(c) If an applicant applies for a license under this section before July 1, 2011, and it appears to the superintendent that the applicant is of good character and reputation and a proper person to be licensed,he
the superintendent shall issue to the applicant a retail handgun
dealer's license which shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from
the date of issue. The fee for the license shall be twenty dollars ($20),
which shall be deposited with the officer to whom the application is
made, who shall in turn forward it to the superintendent for deposit
with the treasurer of state when the application is approved by the
superintendent.
(d) If an applicant applies for a license under this section after June 30, 2011:
(1) the applicant shall deposit with the officer to whom the application is made a fee for the license of sixty dollars ($60);
(2) if it appears to the superintendent that the applicant is:
(A) of good character and reputation; and
(B) a proper person to be licensed;
the superintendent shall issue to the applicant a retail handgun dealer's license, which is valid for six (6) years after the date the license is issued; and
(3) the officer to whom the application was made shall forward the fee for the license to the superintendent for deposit with the treasurer of state when the application is approved by the superintendent.
(e) In the event thatthe an application is disapproved by the
superintendent, the fee deposited by the applicant under subsection
(c) or (d) shall be returned to the applicant along with the complete
reasons, in writing, for the disapproval.
(c) (f) No retail dealer's license shall be issued to any person who
has been:
(1) convicted of a felony; or
(2) adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the person applying for the retail dealer's license is less than twenty-three (23) years of age;
in Indiana or any other state or country.
(d) (g) A retail dealer's license shall permit the licensee to sell
handguns at retail within this state subject to the conditions specified
in this chapter. The license may be suspended or revoked in accordance
with applicable law, and the licensee may be subject to punishment as
provided in this chapter.
(b) The officer to whom the application is made shall send to the superintendent:
(1) the verified application;
(2) the results of the officer's investigation; and
(3) the officer's recommendation for approval or disapproval of the application;
in as many copies as the superintendent shall designate, and one (1) set of legible and classifiable fingerprints of the applicant. The superintendent may make whatever further investigation
(c) If an applicant applies for a license under this section before July 1, 2011, and it appears to the superintendent that the applicant is of good character and reputation and a proper person to be licensed,
(d) If an applicant applies for a license under this section after June 30, 2011:
(1) the applicant shall deposit with the officer to whom the application is made a fee for the license of sixty dollars ($60);
(2) if it appears to the superintendent that the applicant is:
(A) of good character and reputation; and
(B) a proper person to be licensed;
the superintendent shall issue to the applicant a retail handgun dealer's license, which is valid for six (6) years after the date the license is issued; and
(3) the officer to whom the application was made shall forward the fee for the license to the superintendent for deposit with the treasurer of state when the application is approved by the superintendent.
(e) In the event that
(1) convicted of a felony; or
(2) adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the person applying for the retail dealer's license is less than twenty-three (23) years of age;
in Indiana or any other state or country.
