Bill Text: AZ HB2221 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Firearm purchases; waiting period; offense

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-22 - House read second time [HB2221 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-HB2221-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: firearm purchases; waiting period; offense

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2221

 

Introduced by

Representatives Longdon: Austin, Crews, Gutierrez, Ortiz, Pawlik

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 13, chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3123; relating to firearms.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 13, chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3123, to read:

START_STATUTE13-3123. Unlawful firearm delivery before expiration of mandatory waiting period; exception; classification; definitions

A. It is unlawful for a retailer to deliver a firearm before the expiration of a mandatory waiting period.

B. This section does not apply to law enforcement authorities or licensed private security personnel who require firearms for use in the course and scope of employment.

C. A violation of this section is a class 6 felony.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Mandatory waiting period" means three days after the purchase of a firearm, excluding weekends and legal holidays.

2. "Purchase" means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to a retailer for a firearm.

3. "Retailer" means a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer that is engaged in the business of making firearm sales at retail or making firearms available for distribution, use, consumption or storage in this state. END_STATUTE