Law enforcement agencies required to trace and report on recovered or confiscated firearms.

HF 2746 requires Minnesota law enforcement agencies to trace and report recovered or confiscated firearms through the federal eTrace system and National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN). Agencies must register for eTrace, transmit firearm details immediately after recovery/confiscation, arrange for test-firing, and submit ballistics data for both firearms and shell casings. This applies to firearms obtained from crime scenes, seizures, forfeitures, abandoned items, or incidents involving unlawful discharges. The bill mandates these reporting procedures for all Minnesota law enforcement agencies to improve firearm tracking and investigation capabilities.