Requires firearm retailers to provide disclosure of customer's responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms; advises customers it is unlawful to purchase firearms with intent to sell to disqualified persons.

A1411

ASSEMBLY, No. 1411

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires firearm retailers to provide disclosure of
customer's responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms; advises customers
it is unlawful to purchase firearms with intent to sell to disqualified
persons.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

��

An Act

concerning the sale of firearms and
supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� Upon the retail sale
or transfer of any firearm, a wholesale dealer or wholesale dealer�s employee
and retail dealer or retail dealer�s employee shall deliver a written
disclosure, that the purchaser or transferee is required to sign and receive a
copy of, with the following information printed in block letters not less than
one-fourth of an inch in height:

���� �IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW,
IF YOUR FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS WITHIN 36
HOURS TO THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE LOSS
OR THEFT OCCURRED OR IF THE MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT HAVE A LOCAL POLICE FORCE,
YOU MUST REPORT THE LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE
POLICE.

���� PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT IS
ILLEGAL TO PURCHASE A FIREARM WITH THE INTENT TO UNLAWFULLY SELL IT TO ANY
OTHER PERSON.�

���� A firearm wholesale or retail
dealer shall collect and maintain a copy of each disclosure signed by a
purchaser or transferee as provided in this subsection for a period of not less
than 15 years. �Any firearm wholesale or retail dealer who violates the
provisions of this act shall be subject to the penalties pursuant to subsection
c. of this section.

���� b.��� Every firearm wholesale
and retail dealer shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the
following disclosure, printed in block letters not less than one inch in
height:

���� �IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW,
IF YOUR FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS WITHIN 36
HOURS TO THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE LOSS
OR THEFT OCCURRED OR IF THE MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT HAVE A LOCAL POLICE FORCE,
YOU MUST REPORT THE LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE
POLICE.

���� PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT IS
ILLEGAL TO PURCHASE A FIREARM WITH THE INTENT TO UNLAWFULLY

SELL IT
TO ANY OTHER PERSON.�

���� c.���� Any firearm wholesale
or retail dealer that violates the provisions of this section shall be subject
to a civil penalty of up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for any
subsequent offense.� The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the
"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et
seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction.�
An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce the laws of this
State, or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that
municipality, shall issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of this
section, and shall serve and execute all processes with respect to the
enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court.� A penalty
recovered under the provisions of this subsection shall be recovered in the
name of the State by the municipality.� All penalties collected pursuant to
this subsection shall be forwarded to the Office of Attorney General to be used
for gun violence prevention efforts.�

���� d.��� In accordance with the
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Superintendent
of State Police may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the
provisions of this section.�

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the third month next following enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires firearm
wholesale or retail dealers to provide disclosure of a customer�s
responsibility to report stolen or lost firearms and advise customers that it
is unlawful to purchase a firearm with the intent to unlawfully sell it to any
other person.

���� Under the provisions of this
bill, all firearm wholesale and retail dealers are required to provide
customers with a disclosure, upon the retail sale or transfer of any firearm,
printed in block letters not less than one-fourth of an inch in height.� This
bill requires that the disclosure be signed by the purchaser or transferee.� In
addition, the firearm wholesale or retail dealer is required to provide the
purchaser or transferee with a copy of this written disclosure.� Under the
provisions of this bill, a firearm wholesale and retail dealer is required to
collect and maintain a copy of each disclosure that is signed by a purchaser or
transferee for a period of not less than 15 years.� Furthermore, firearm
wholesale and retail dealers are required to conspicuously post the same
disclosure at each purchase counter.

���� Specifically, the disclosure
advises customers of their responsibility to report a lost or stolen firearm
within 36 hours to the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality where
the loss or theft occurred or to the Superintendent of State Police if the
municipality does not have a local police force.� In addition, the disclosure
advises customers that it is illegal to purchase a firearm with the intent to
unlawfully sell that firearm to someone who does not have the necessary firearm
license or permit.

���� Any firearm wholesale or
retail dealer who violates the provisions of this bill will be subject to a
civil penalty of up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for any
subsequent offense.� The civil penalty will be collected pursuant to the
"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et
seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction.�
Officials authorized by law or ordinance, or law enforcement officers, can
issue summonses for violations.� All penalties collected will be forwarded to
the Office of Attorney General to be used for gun violence prevention efforts.