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A.B. 273
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 273–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS
O’NEILL AND DICKMAN
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Provides immunity from civil liability to licensed
firearm
dealers
under
certain
circumstances.
(BDR 3-549)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to civil immunity; providing immunity from civil
liability to licensed firearm dealers under certain
circumstances; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for acts
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or omissions under certain circumstances. (Chapter 41 of NRS) This bill extends
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immunity from civil liability to a licensed firearm dealer who returns a firearm to
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the owner of the firearm pursuant to a firearm hold agreement wherein the licensed
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firearm dealer: (1) takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully possessed
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firearm at the request of the owner; (2) holds the firearm for an agreed period; and
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(3) returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 41 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
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thereto a new section to read as follows:
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a licensed
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firearm dealer is immune from civil liability for any act or
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omission arising from a firearm hold agreement and resulting in
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personal injury or death, including the return of any firearm to
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the firearm owner by a licensed firearm dealer at the termination
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of a firearm hold agreement.
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2. A licensed firearm dealer is not immune from civil liability
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pursuant to subsection 1 if any action arising from a firearm hold
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agreement was the result of otherwise unlawful conduct on the
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part of the licensed firearm dealer.
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3. As used in this section:
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(a) “Firearm hold agreement” means a written or oral
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agreement between an owner of a firearm and a licensed firearm
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dealer in which a licensed firearm dealer:
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(1) Takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully
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possessed firearm at the request of the owner;
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(2) Holds the firearm for an agreed period; and
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(3) Returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms
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of the agreement.
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(b) “Licensed firearm dealer” means a person licensed
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pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(a).
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Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act apply to a cause
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of action that accrues on or after October 1, 2025.
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