Amendment ID: S2265-18

Amendment 18

RELATIVE TO ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE

Ms. Creem moves to amend the bill in section 36A by striking said section in its entirety and inserting in place there of the following:-

SECTION 36A. Said section 129B of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out in lines 247 and 248 the words “shall be subject to a civil fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 and the provisions of said section 10 of said chapter 269 shall not apply” and inserting in place thereof the following:- , shall for  licenses which have been expired for less than 30 days be subject to a civil fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and for licenses which have been expired for more than 30 days but less than 90 days be subject to a civil fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 and the provisions of said section 10 of said chapter 269 shall not apply.  Any person in possession of a non-large capacity rifle or shotgun whose firearm identification card issued under this section is invalid for the sole reason that it has expired not including licenses that remain valid under paragraph (9) because the licensee applied for renewal before the license expired, but who shall not be disqualified from renewal upon application therefor pursuant to this section, shall if such license has been expired for a period of time exceeding 90 days be guilty of a crime and subject to the issuance of a warrant for his arrest as well as a warrant issued pursuant to chapter 276, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 and the provisions of said section 10 of said chapter 269 shall not apply;

And to further amend the bill in section 56 by striking in lines 878 and 879 the words “be subject to a civil fine of not less than $100” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “, shall for  licenses which have been expired for less than 30 days be subject to a civil fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and for licenses which have been expired for more than 30 days but less than 90 days be subject to a civil fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 and the provisions of said section 10 of said chapter 269 shall not apply.  Any person in possession of a non-large capacity rifle or shotgun whose firearm identification card issued under this section is invalid for the sole reason that it has expired not including licenses that remain valid under paragraph (9) because the licensee applied for renewal before the license expired, but who shall not be disqualified from renewal upon application therefor pursuant to this section, shall if such license has been expired for a period of time exceeding 90 days be guilty of a crime and subject to the issuance of a warrant for his arrest as well as a warrant issued pursuant to chapter 276, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000”