New Jersey Statutes 2C:58-3.3a. Electronic report, record of transaction involving sale, transfer, assignment, disposition of handgun ammunition; program established
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:58-3.3a
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(2) Subject to the time limitations established in paragraph (2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:58-2, every retail dealer of ammunition as defined in section 1 of P.L.2007, c.318 (C. 2C:58-3.3) shall electronically report to the superintendent a record of any transaction involving the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of handgun ammunition by utilizing the program developed pursuant to this subsection.
Any transaction involving the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of 2,000 or more rounds of handgun ammunition and information relating to each transaction shall be immediately reported to the superintendent in accordance with this section and paragraph (3) of subsection b. of N.J.S. 2C:58-2
A retail dealer may charge a fee determined by the superintendent for a transaction electronically reported pursuant to this subsection.
b. The superintendent shall establish a searchable, electronic database containing the information reported pursuant to subsection a. of this section, which shall be available to law enforcement officers. The Attorney General shall have access to the information stored in the database which shall be used for law enforcement purposes. The superintendent also shall establish security procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information contained in the database, which shall prevent access to the information by any person or entity that is not lawfully entitled to it.
c. The superintendent shall develop an Internet-based or other electronic system to process or facilitate the processing of any or all of the following: application for and issuance of firearms purchaser identification cards, permits to purchase a handgun, or other permits authorized under this chapter.
d. Any record reported or produced pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public record or government 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.).
L.2022, c.55, s.5.