Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB804
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; person to report loss or theft to any local law-enforcement agency or VSP.
Description: Reporting lost or stolen firearms; penalty. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 14 days of when the loss or theft was discovered. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a $50 civil penalty for a first offense and a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $250 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft will be immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions that result from such loss or theft and the immunity does not apply to a person who makes a false report. The bill does not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: February 16, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Scott Lingamfelter;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 16, 2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 20, 2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| House | Jan 19, 2016 | Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100561D |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
