HB 129 — FIREARM SALE WAITING PERIOD CRIMES

HOUSEAN JUDICIARYACT COMMITTEERELATING SUBSTITUTETO FORCRIME; HOUSE BILL 129 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2024 This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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CREATING THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL SALE OF A t hr g e i k FIREARM BEFORE THE REQUIRED WAITING PERIOD ENDS;

REQUIRING A h r i s Hfl1º FOURTEEN-DAY»Hfl1 Hfl1ºSEVEN-DAY»Hfl1 WAITING PERIOD h , t, WHEN CONDUCTING THE SALE OF A FIREARM;

e u g e b l e e h PRESCRIBING PENALTIES.

n7 d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º e BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 1.

A new Section 30-7-7.3 NMSA 1978 is enacted to dread: m :

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[NEW MATERIAL ] UNLAWFUL SALE OF A FIREARM BEFORE REQUIRED WAITING PERIOD ENDS.-- A.

SJCºInA addition to the crime created in Section 30-7-7.1 NMSA 1978, a required»SJC SJCºA»SJC waiting period of Hfl1ºseven fourteen»Hfl1 Hfl1ºseven»Hfl1 calendar days shall be required for the sale of a firearm and the transfer of the firearm to the buyer.

The Hfl1ºfourteen-calendar-day»Hfl1seven-calendar-day Hfl1º seven-calendar-day»Hfl1 waiting period shall include the period required to conduct a federal instant background check;

provided that, if the Hfl1ºfourteen-calendar-day»Hfl1seven- Hfl1ºcalendar-day seven-calendar-day»Hfl1 waiting period has expired without the completion of a required federal instant background check, the seller shall not transfer the firearm to the buyer until the federal instant background check is completed.

Sfl1ºIf SJCºIf the required federal instant background check has h not been completed within thirty days, the seller may transfer g o t hr the firearm to the buyer.»SJC»Sfl1 Sfl1ºIf the required g e i k federal instant background check has not been completed within h r i s twenty days, the seller may transfer the firearm to the hbuyer. , t, e u g buyer.»Sfl1 e b l e e h SJCº B.

The firearm shall remain in the custody of n d d i = = o h the seller during the entirety of the waiting period.»SJC l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r SJCº B.

The firearm shall remain in the custody of tthe eseller wor dthe mfederal afirearms nlicensee operforming the sellerHJC/HB or129/a thePage 1 federal firearmsinstant licenseebackground performingcheck during the dentirety mof :the waiting period.

b e d s º o t n = .227701.2AIC February 8, 2024 (2:35pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d HJC/HB 129 federal instant background check during the entirety of the waiting period.»SJC C.

Unlawful sale of a firearm before the required waiting period ends consists of the transfer of ownership, possession or physical control of the firearm from the seller to the buyer before the end of the required Hfl1ºseven-calendar- fourteen-day calendar-day»Hfl1 Hfl1ºseven-calendar-day»Hfl1 waiting periodperiod, SJCº or, if required, before the completion of the required federal instant background check»SJC , but does not include temporary possession or control of a firearm provided to a customer by the proprietor of a licensed business in the conduct of that business.

Each firearm sold contrary to the provisions of h g this section constitutes a separate offense under Subsection C o t hr of this section.

g e i k h r F.

Two or more offenses may be charged in the same i s h complaint, information or indictment and shall be punished as , t, e u g separate offenses.

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Whoever violates the provisions of this section = = o h l ] b ,d is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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The provisions of this section do not apply to the sale of a firearm between immediate family members.»SJC SJCº SJCº G.»SJC SJCºH.»SJC The provisions of this section do not apply to the sale of a firearm:

HJC/HB 129/a Page 2 (2) to a buyer who holds a valid New Mexico concealed handgun license pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act;

or (5) between immediate family members.»SJCmembers. h g SJCº J.»SJC SJCºI.»SJC As used in this section:

oI. t hr g e (1) "firearm" means any weapon that will or is i k h r designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile i s h by the action of an explosion;

theAs frameused orin receiverthis ofsection: any , t, e u g e b l such weapon;

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butthe =frame =or oreceiver hof lany ]such bweapon; ,d shall not include an antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.

iand aincludes ºany ehandgun, rrifle i = r t e w d Section 921(16), a powder-actuated tool or othershotgun; device m a n o d m :

bbut eshall dnot sinclude º o t n = .227701.2AIC February 8, 2024 (2:35pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d HJC/HB 129 designed to be used for construction purposes, an emergencyantique flarefirearm oras adefined firearm in permanently18 inoperableU.S.C. condition;

andSection (2)921(16), "immediate family member" means a spouse,powder-actuated atool parent,or aother child,device adesigned sibling,to abe grandparent,used afor grandchild,construction apurposes, great-grandchild, a niece, a nephew, a first cousin, an auntemergency flare or an uncle." - 5 - » g o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , g n d l h = = b , a lfirearm ºin dpermanently iinoperable acondition; r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :

band r(2) e"immediate tfamily ºmember" omeans ta nspouse, =a .227701.2AICparent, Februarya 8,child, 2024a (2:35pm)sibling, sa kgrandparent, ema egrandchild, ea great-grandchild, a nniece, ea dnephew, ra efirst lcousin, uan [aunt Aor dan uncle." HJC/HB 129/a Page 3 25