Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a task force to study the creation of a system to allow for the voluntary waiver of firearm rights in the state of Maine.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the intentional sale or transfer of firearms to a person who is prohibited from owning, possessing, or having a firearm if they do not have a permit or who has filed a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the person must also not be disqualified to possess a firearm or is not disqualified as a permit holder (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes a person to file a voluntary waiver of firearm rights with a clerk of court in any county in the state (Sec. 3). 

• Requires the clerk of the court to verify the identity of the person filing the form by requiring them to show proof of identification with a driver’s license, military identification card, passport, or another form of government-issued photo identification (Sec. 3). 

• Specifies that the court must transmit the form to the State Police on the day in which they receive the form (Sec. 3). 

• Requires the State Police to enter the information provided on the voluntary waiver of firearm rights from into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and any other federal or state computer-based systems (Sec. 3). 

• Authorizes a person to revoke a voluntary waiver of firearm rights by filling a revocation of voluntary waiver rights form (Sec. 3). 

• Prohibits any person from making false statements regarding their identity on a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form (Sec. 4). 

• Establishes that any falsification on a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form will result in a Class D crime (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that neither a voluntary waiver of firearms rights nor a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights may be considered by a court in a legal proceeding (Sec. 50. 

• Requires the State Court Administrator to develop a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form and a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights form by January 1, 2025 (Sec. 8). 

• Defines that the forms must include all the information necessary for identification and entry into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Sec. 8). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a task force to study the creation of a system to allow for the voluntary waiver of firearm rights in the state of Maine.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the intentional sale or transfer of firearms to a person who is prohibited from owning, possessing, or having a firearm if they do not have a permit or who has filed a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the person must also not be disqualified to possess a firearm or is not disqualified as a permit holder (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes a person to file a voluntary waiver of firearm rights with a clerk of court in any county in the state (Sec. 3). 

• Requires the clerk of the court to verify the identity of the person filing the form by requiring them to show proof of identification with a driver’s license, military identification card, passport, or another form of government-issued photo identification (Sec. 3). 

• Specifies that the court must transmit the form to the State Police on the day in which they receive the form (Sec. 3). 

• Requires the State Police to enter the information provided on the voluntary waiver of firearm rights from into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and any other federal or state computer-based systems (Sec. 3). 

• Authorizes a person to revoke a voluntary waiver of firearm rights by filling a revocation of voluntary waiver rights form (Sec. 3). 

• Prohibits any person from making false statements regarding their identity on a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form (Sec. 4). 

• Establishes that any falsification on a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form will result in a Class D crime (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that neither a voluntary waiver of firearms rights nor a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights may be considered by a court in a legal proceeding (Sec. 50. 

• Requires the State Court Administrator to develop a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form and a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights form by January 1, 2025 (Sec. 8). 

• Defines that the forms must include all the information necessary for identification and entry into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Sec. 8). 

Full Bill Text