firearms transactions; merchant codes; prohibition
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, titled the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act," aims to prevent the tracking of firearm retailers through merchant category codes. It prohibits government entities from creating registries of privately owned firearms and restricts payment card networks and merchants from assigning codes that would distinguish firearm retailers from other businesses. Violations could result in injunctions and civil penalties.
Key provisions
- Prohibits government entities from maintaining registries of privately owned firearms.
- Restricts payment card networks from requiring or incentivizing the use of merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers.
- Prevents merchants from assigning merchant category codes that differentiate firearm retailers.
- Grants the Attorney General and County Attorneys authority to investigate and enforce violations.
- Allows for civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation for those who intentionally fail to comply with an injunction.
- Defines key terms related to firearms, transactions, and merchant category codes.
- Specifies that a requirement of a merchant category code is a valid defense if mandated by law.
- Establishes the Attorney General and County Attorneys as the exclusive entities authorized to enforce the provisions of the bill.
Who is affected
- Firearm retailers
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