Creates the offense of unlawful use of a firearm by a minor

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the specific confiscation procedures or the ultimate disposition of confiscated firearms.

Unlawful Use of a Firearm by Minors

This legislation creates a new offense for minors under age eighteen who carry concealed firearms, classified as a class D misdemeanor.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law that makes it illegal for people under 18 to carry hidden guns on their body.
• Defines the crime of unlawful use of a firearm by a minor as a class D misdemeanor.
• Requires courts to confiscate any gun found when someone is caught breaking this rule.
• Allows courts to issue other orders and follow procedures used in felony cases.

Who It Names or Affects

• People under age eighteen who carry concealed firearms
• Courts that handle these cases

Terms To Know

Class D misdemeanor

A type of minor crime with a low level of punishment.

Confiscation

Taking away something as part of a legal process.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens to the confiscated firearms.
• Does not address situations where minors might legally possess firearms under other laws.

Official Summary Text

Creates the offense of unlawful use of a firearm by a minor

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1806
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE SHARP (37).
5490H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 571, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the of fense of
unlawful use of a firearm by a minor , with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 571, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 571.034, to read as follows:
571.034. 1. A person under eighteen years of age commits the offense of
2 unlawful use of a fir earm by a minor if such person knowingly carries concealed upon
3 or about his or her person a fir earm.
4 2. The offense of unlawful use of a fir earm by a minor is a class D misdemeanor .
5 3. Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for an offense under this section, the court
6 shall order the immediate confiscation of the fir earm. The court may issue any other
7 order allowed under section 571.095 in felony cases, and the pr ocedur es outlined in
8 section 571.095 shall apply .
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.