Florida HB 41: Litigation Financing Consumer Protection

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to sales of ammunition; providing a 2
short title; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; requiring 3
background checks for the sale or transfer of 4
ammunition; providing exceptions; providing an 5
effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. This act may be cited as "Jaime's Law." 10
Section 2. Subsections (1), (2), and (3), paragraphs (b), 11
(c), and (d) of subsection (4), and subsections (6), (11), and 12
(12) of section 790.065, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 13
subsections (8), (10), and (14) of that section are republished, 14
to read: 15
790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms and ammunition.— 16
(1)(a) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 17
licensed dealer may not sell or deliver from her or his 18
inventory at her or his licensed premises any firearm or 19
ammunition to another person, other than a licensed importer, 20
licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, 21
until she or he has: 22
1. Obtained a completed form from the potential buyer or 23
transferee, which form shall have been promulgated by the 24
Department of Law Enforcement and provided by the licensed 25

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importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, which shall 26
include the name, date of birth, gender, race, and social 27
security number or other identification number of such potential 28
buyer or transferee and has inspected proper identification 29
including an identification containing a photograph of the 30
potential buyer or transferee. 31
2. Collected a fee from the potential buyer for processing 32
the criminal history check of the potential buyer. The fee shall 33
be established by the Department of Law Enforcement and may not 34
exceed $8 per transaction. The Department of Law Enforcement may 35
reduce, or suspend collection of, the fee to reflect payment 36
received from the Federal Government applied to the cost of 37
maintaining the criminal history check system established by 38
this section as a means of facilitating or supplementing the 39
National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The 40
Department of Law Enforcement shall, by rule, establish 41
procedures for the fees to be transmitted by the licensee to the 42
Department of Law Enforcement. Such procedures must provide that 43
fees may be paid or transmitted by electronic means, including, 44
but not limited to, debit cards, credit cards, or electronic 45
funds transfers. All such fees shall be deposited into the 46
Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund, but shall be 47
segregated from all other funds deposited into such trust fund 48
and must be accounted for separately. Such segregated funds must 49
not be used for any purpose other than the operation of the 50

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criminal history checks required by this section. The Department 51
of Law Enforcement, each year before February 1, shall make a 52
full accounting of all receipts and expenditures of such funds 53
to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 54
Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of each house 55
of the Legislature, and the chairs of the appropriations 56
committees of each house of the Legislature. In the event that 57
the cumulative amount of funds collected exceeds the cumulative 58
amount of expenditures by more than $2.5 million, excess funds 59
may be used for the purpose of purchasing soft body armor for 60
law enforcement officers. 61
3. Requested, by means of a toll-free telephone call or 62
other electronic means, the Department of Law Enforcement to 63
conduct a check of the information as reported and reflected in 64
the Florida Crime Information Center and National Crime 65
Information Center systems as of the date of the request. 66
4. Received a unique approval number for that inquiry from 67
the Department of Law Enforcement, and recorded the date and 68
such number on the consent form. 69
(b) However, if the person purchasing, or receiving 70
delivery of, the firearm or ammunition is a holder of a valid 71
concealed weapons or firearms license pursuant to the provisions 72
of s. 790.06 or holds an active certification from the Criminal 73
Justice Standards and Training Commission as a "law enforcement 74
officer," a "correctional officer," or a "correctional probation 75

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officer" as