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H350 • 2025

Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

Crime Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Clark, Harrison, Lopez, Rubin, Ager, Ball, Brockman, G. Brown, T. Brown, Buansi, Butler, Cervania, Dahle, Logan, Morey, R. Pierce, Prather, Price, Quick, Roberson, von Haefen
Last action
2025-03-11
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

What This Bill Does

  • Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-03-11 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 350

Short Title: Report Lost/Stolen Firearm Within 24 Hours. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Clark, Harrison, Lopez, and Rubin (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 11, 2025
*H350-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF A LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. Article 53A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by 4
adding a new section to read: 5
"§ 14-409.13. Report of loss or theft of firearm. 6
(a) Any owner of a firearm as defined in G.S. 14-408.1(a) shall report the loss or theft of 7
the firearm within 24 hours after the discovery of the loss or thef t to either (i) the local law 8
enforcement agency having juris diction over the location where the loss or theft of the firearm 9
occurred or (ii) the State Bureau of Investigation. The report required by this subsection shall 10
include, to the extent known, all of the following: 11
(1) The firearm's caliber, make, model, manufacturer, and serial number. 12
(2) Any other distinguishing number or identification mark on the firearm. 13
(3) The circumstances of the loss or theft, including the date, place, and manner. 14
(b) If a local law enforcement agency or the State Bureau of Inve stigation receives a 15
report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the agency or Bureau shall enter the information 16
set forth in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section, to the extent known, into the 17
National Crime Information Center database. 18
(c) A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor; however, a second or subsequent 19
violation of this section is a Class I felony." 20
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 21
committed on or after that date. 22