THE BILL ITSELF
HB 817
Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to reporting lost or stolen firearms;
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creating s. 790.402, F.S.; requiring individuals to
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report lost or stolen firearms to the local law
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enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the
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loss or theft occurred within a specified timeframe;
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requiring such individuals to provide specified
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information to the local law enforcement agency;
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requiring the local law enforcement agency to create
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an incident report upon receiving a report of a lost
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or stolen firearm; requiring an individual who
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reported a firearm lost or stolen to notify the local
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law enforcement agency to which the loss or theft was
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reported within a specified timeframe if the firearm
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is subsequently recovered; providing an effective
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date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 790.402, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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790.402 Reporting of lost or stolen firearms.—
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(1) An individual who owns or lawfully possesses a firearm
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must report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law
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enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or
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theft occurred within 48 hours after the time that he or she
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knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been
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lost or stolen and provide to the local law enforcement agency
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the make, model, caliber, and serial number, if known, of the
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firearm and the date, time, place, and circumstances surrounding
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the last time the individual saw the firearm.
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(2) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receiving a report
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of a lost or stolen firearm, the local law enforcement agency
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shall create an incident report and, upon request of the
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reporting individual, provide a copy of the report to the
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individual at no cost.
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(3) An individual who has reported a firearm lost or
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stolen under subsection (1) and who subsequently recovers the
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firearm shall notify the local law enforcement agency to which
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the loss or theft was reported within 48 hours after the
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recovery.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.