Bill Text: VA SB39 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Firearms; criminal history record information check on transferee; penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-22 - Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) [SB39 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB39-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-4201.2 as follows: §54.1-4201.2. Duties of promoter; background checks. A. A promoter shall make available at every firearms show held in the Commonwealth one or more Virginia dealers licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §921 et seq. to make determinations in accordance with the procedures set out in §18.2-308.2:2 of whether a prospective purchaser or transferee is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm. B. The promoter shall ensure that a notice that such determinations are available is prominently displayed at the show. C. No person who sells or transfers a firearm at a firearms show after receiving a determination that the purchaser or transferee is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm shall be liable for selling or transferring a firearm to a prohibited person. 2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 806 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |
