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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2950
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE DOLL.
6613H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 650, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the gun theft
prevention act, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 650, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 650.590, to read as follows:
650.590. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Gun Theft
2 Pr evention Act".
3 2. No person or entity licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 to import,
4 manufactur e, or deal in fir earms shall engage in the sale or dealing of fir earms unless:
5 (1) After January 1, 2027, or before a newly licensed dealer opens its business,
6 whichever is later:
7 (a) The licensed dealer submits a security plan to the department of public
8 safety; and
9 (b) The department of public safety appr oves the security plan;
10 (2) No later than one year after the department of public safety appr oves a
11 security plan, the department of public safety inspects the pr emises of the licensed
12 dealer and certifies that the licensed dealer has adopted the measur es stated in its
13 security plan; and
14 (3) Annually after the inspection, the licensed dealer shall:
15 (a) Certify to the department of public safety that each pr emises fr om which the
16 licensed dealer conducts business is in compliance with the security measur es of its
17 security plan;
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.
18 (b) Conduct an inventory of the fir earms in its possession and reconci le the
19 r esults with the most recen tly completed inventory; and
20 (c) Certify to the department of public safety that the licensed dealer conducted
21 the inventory and rec onciliation described under paragraph (b) of this subdivision and
22 r eport any missing fir earms.
23 3. (1) The security plan req uire d under subsection 2 of this section shall addr ess
24 how the licensed dealer will secure the premis es wher e it conducts business to pr event
25 theft or loss of fir earms, including in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency .
26 (2) A security plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following security
27 measur es to deter the theft of fir earms:
28 (a) The use of metal cabinets or fir epr oof safes;
29 (b) The use of security systems, video monitoring, anti-theft alarms, or a
30 combination ther eof;
31 (c) Security gates and stron g locks; and
32 (d) Site hardening, concrete bollards, or other access contr ols.
33 4. A licensed dealer shall rep ort the theft or loss of a fir earm fr om the licensed
34 dealer's inventory or collection within forty-eight hours after the theft or loss is
35 discover ed to the department of public safety and to the appr opriate local law
36 enfor cement authorities.
37 5. (1) The department of public safety shall prescrib e r egulations as are
38 necessary to ensure that any premis es wher e a licensed dealer offers for sale or deals in
39 fir earms are secure fr om theft. The department of public safety may develop and may
40 publish standards for security measur es.
41 (2) The department of public safety may prescrib e standards for security plans.
42 The department of public safety shall recei ve and, within sixty days, revi ew security
43 plans described under subsection 3 of this section. If the department of public safety
44 deems a security plan sufficient, the department shall notify the licensed dealer of its
45 appr oval. If the department of public safety deems a security plan insufficient, the
46 department shall notify the licensed dealer of the reas on the security plan is insufficient
47 and may pr ovide reco mmendations to impro ve the security plan.
48 (3) No later than one year after appr oving a security plan, the department of
49 public safety shall conduct an inspection of the security of the premis es of the licensed
50 dealer , which may include an inspection of the measur es taken to implement the security
51 plan submitted by the licensed dealer . On completion of the security inspection, the
52 department of public safety shall pr ovide the licensed dealer with notification of any
53 violation by the licensed dealer of any security req uirement and with recommendat ions
54 for improvi ng security of the pr emises.
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55 (4) No later than thirty days after the department of public safety receiv es a
56 r eport fr om a licensed dealer of a theft of a fir earm, the department of public safety
57 shall conduct an independent inspection of the security of the pr emises wher e the theft
58 occurr ed, which may include an inspection of the measur es taken to implement the
59 licensed dealer's security plan. Upon completion of the inspection, the department of
60 public safety shall pr ovide the licensed dealer with notification of any violation by the
61 licensed dealer of any security req uirement and with reco mmendations for improvi ng
62 security of the pr emises.
63 (5) The department of public safety shall promulg ate all necessary rules and
64 r egulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that
65 term is defined in section 536.010, that is creat ed under the authority delegated in this
66 section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
67 pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter
68 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
69 pursuant to chapter 536 to revi ew , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul
70 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority
71 and any rule prop osed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
72 (6) Befor e January 1, 2028, and annually ther eafter , the department of public
73 safety shall submit a written r eport to the general assembly on the implementation of
74 the gun theft pr evention act that:
75 (a) Addr esses any r emaining steps that ar e necessary to complete the
76 implementation;
77 (b) Identifies any additional res our ces that are requ ired to conduct regu lar
78 inspections and to ensure that this section is enfor ced against noncompliant fir earm
79 dealers in a timely manner; and
80 (c) Includes any other information the department of public safety deems
81 appr opriate.
82 6. (1) The department of public safety may impose a civil penalty of not mor e
83 than five thousand dollars on any licensed dealer offering the sale or dealing of fir earms
84 that:
85 (a) Has failed to submit a security plan to the department of public safety under
86 subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of this section;
87 (b) Has failed to obtain certification that it complies with the licensed dealer's
88 security plan under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section; or
89 (c) Fails to annually certify compliance with its security plan or conduct a
90 r econciliation of inventory under subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of this section.
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91 (2) If a licensed dealer is in violation of a regu lation pr escribed under this section
92 or a licensed dealer fails to implement a correct ive action requi red by the department of
93 public safety within thirty days of the completion of a security inspection conducted
94 under subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection 5 of this section, the department of public
95 safety may penalize the licensed dealer as follows:
96 (a) If the violation is not a r esult of gross negligence by the licensed dealer:
97 a. For a first violation, transmit to the licensed dealer a written notice that shall
98 specify the violation, that includes a copy of the pr ovision of law or regula tion violated,
99 and that includes a plan for how to cur e the violation;
100 b. For a second violation, impose a civil penalty in an amount not less than two
101 thousand five hundred dollars and not mor e than twenty thousand dollars;
102 c. For a third or subsequent violation, issue an order to stop engaging in the sale
103 or dealing of fir earms until the violation ceases; or
104 d. For any violation by a licensed dealer that has pr eviously committed a
105 violation under this subdivision that was the res ult of gross negligence, enhance the
106 penalty authorized under this paragraph by applying a penalty one level mor e sever e;
107 or
108 (b) If the violation is a res ult of gross negligence by the licensed dealer:
109 a. For a first violation by the licensed dealer , impose a civil penalty in an amount
110 that is not less than two thousand five hundred dollars and not mor e than twenty
111 thousand dollars; or
112 b. For a second or subsequent violation by the licensed dealer , impose a civil
113 penalty in an amount equal to twenty thousand dollars or issue an order to stop
114 engaging in the sale or dealing of fir earms until the violation ceases.
115 (3) If the department of public safety finds that the natur e of the violation
116 indicates that the continued operation of a fir earms business by the licensed dealer
117 pr esents an imminent risk to public safety , the department shall immediately issue an
118 order to the licensed dealer to stop engaging in the sale or dealing of fir earms until the
119 violation ceases.
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