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Bill Text

S1292 

SENATE, No. 1292 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires fees for certain firearms permit 
applications be deposited into General Fund rather than VCCO account.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning fees for certain firearms permit 
applications and amending N.J.S.2C:58-3 and N.J.S.2C:58-4.

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

���� 1.��� N.J.S.2C:58-3 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 2C:58-3. a. Permit to purchase 
a handgun.

���� (1) A person shall not sell, 
give, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of, nor receive, purchase, or 
otherwise acquire a handgun unless the purchaser, assignee, donee, receiver or 
holder is licensed as a dealer under this chapter or has first secured a permit 
to purchase a handgun as provided by this section.

���� (2) A person who is not a 
licensed retail dealer and sells, gives, transfers, assigns, or otherwise 
disposes of, or receives, purchases or otherwise acquires a handgun pursuant to 
this section shall conduct the transaction through a licensed retail dealer.

���� The provisions of this 
paragraph shall not apply if the transaction is:

���� (a) between members of an 
immediate family as defined in subsection n. of this section;

���� (b) between law enforcement 
officers;

���� (c) between collectors of 
firearms or ammunition as curios or relics as defined in Title 18, U.S.C. 
section 921 (a) (13) who have in their possession a valid Collector of Curios 
and Relics License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
or

���� (d) a temporary transfer 
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.74 (C.2C:58-3.1) or section 1 of P.L.1997, 
c.375 (C.2C:58-3.2).

���� (3) Prior to a transaction 
conducted pursuant to this subsection, the retail dealer shall complete a 
National Instant Criminal Background Check of the person acquiring the 
handgun.� In addition:

���� (a) the retail dealer shall 
submit to the Superintendent of State Police, on a form approved by the 
superintendent, information identifying and confirming the background check;

���� (b) every retail dealer shall 
maintain a record of transactions conducted pursuant to this subsection, which 
shall be maintained at the address displayed on the retail dealer's license for 
inspection by a law enforcement officer during reasonable hours;

���� (c) a retail dealer may charge 
a fee for a transaction conducted pursuant to this subsection; and

���� (d) any record produced 
pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered a public record pursuant to 
P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.).

���� b.��� Firearms purchaser 
identification card.

���� (1) A person shall not sell, 
give, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of nor receive, purchase or 
otherwise acquire an antique cannon or a rifle or shotgun, other than an 
antique rifle or shotgun, unless the purchaser, assignee, donee, receiver or 
holder is licensed as a dealer under this chapter or possesses a valid firearms 
purchaser identification card, and first exhibits the card to the seller, 
donor, transferor or assignor, and unless the purchaser, assignee, donee, 
receiver or holder signs a written certification, on a form prescribed by the 
superintendent, which shall indicate that the person presently complies with 
the requirements of subsection c. of this section and shall contain the 
person's name, address and firearms purchaser identification card number or 
dealer's registration number.� The certification shall be retained by the 
seller, as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:58-2, or, in 
the case of a person who is not a dealer, it may be filed with the chief police 
officer of the municipality in which the person resides or with the 
superintendent.

���� (2) A person who is not a 
licensed retail dealer and sells, gives, transfers, assigns, or otherwise 
disposes of, or receives, purchases or otherwise acquires an antique cannon or 
a rifle or shotgun pursuant to this section shall conduct the transaction through 
a licensed retail dealer.

���� The provisions of this 
paragraph shall not apply if the transaction is:

���� (a) between members of an 
immediate family as defined in subsection n. of this section;

���� (b) between law enforcement 
officers;

���� (c) between collectors of 
firearms or ammunition as curios or relics as defined in Title 18, U.S.C. 
section 921 (a) (13) who have in their possession a valid Collector of Curios 
and Relics License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
or

���� (d) a temporary transfer 
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.74 (C.2C:58-3.1) and section 1 of 
P.L.1997, c.375 (C.2C:58-3.2).

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