A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to enact the online paperless pistol permit modernization Act.
Whereas, North Carolina is the only state using a paper permit to purchase a pistol; and
Whereas, it is time for North Carolina to utilize available technology for a more efficient pistol purchase process; and
Whereas, amending the law to enable every dealer in pistols to send an electronic notification to the sheriff of the county of each background check conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as part of a transaction to purchase a pistol would be beneficial to North Carolina; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑402, 14‑403, and 14‑404 are repealed.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 14‑406 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑406.  Dealer to keep record of sales; confidentiality of records.
(a)	Every dealer in pistols and other weapons mentioned in this Article shall keep an accurate record of all sales thereof, including the name, place of residence, date of sale, etc., of each person, firm, or corporation to whom or which such sales are made. The records maintained by a dealer pursuant to this section are confidential and are not a public record under G.S. 132‑1; provided, however, that the dealer shall make the records available upon request to all State and local law enforcement agencies.
(b)	Repealed by Session Laws 2011‑56, s. 3, effective April 28, 2011.
(c)	Every dealer in pistols and other weapons mentioned in this Article shall send an electronic notification to the sheriff of the county of each background check conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as part of a transaction to purchase a pistol within 10 business days of the date of the transaction."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 14‑405 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑405.  Record of permits kept by sheriff; confidentiality of permit information.
(a)	The sheriff shall keep a record of all electronic notifications received pursuant to G.S. 14‑406.
(b)	The records maintained by the sheriff pursuant to this section are confidential and are not a public record under G.S. 132‑1; provided, however, that the sheriff shall make the records available upon request to any federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and shall also make the records available to the court if the records are required to be released pursuant to a court order. Any application to a court for release of the records shall be by a petition to the chief judge of the district court for the district in which the person seeking the information resides."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 14‑407.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑407.1.  Sale of blank cartridge pistols.
The provisions of G.S. 14‑405 and G.S. 14‑406 shall apply to the sale of pistols suitable for firing blank cartridges.

		
	
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SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to sales of pistols on and after that date and to offenses committed on or after that date.