Rhode Island H7647 allows access to juvenile criminal records for firearm background checks.

Rhode Island H7647 amends the General Laws to allow access to juvenile criminal records for conducting firearm background checks. This change permits the disclosure of juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to determine if an individual meets federal disqualification criteria under U.S.C. §922(g). The bill specifies that while most juvenile records are generally withheld from public inspection, they can be accessed for background checks until the juvenile turns twenty-one.

Rhode Island H7647 allows access to juvenile criminal records for firearm background checks.

Rhode Island H7647 amends the General Laws to allow access to juvenile criminal records for conducting firearm background checks. This change permits the disclosure of juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to determine if an individual meets federal disqualification criteria under U.S.C. §922(g). The bill specifies that while most juvenile records are generally withheld from public inspection, they can be accessed for background checks until the juvenile turns twenty-one.