1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), or as otherwise required by law, a governmental entity or any other person, public or private, shall not knowingly or willfully keep or cause to be kept any:

   1. (1) list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms; or

   2. (2) list, record, or registry of the owners of firearms;

      with respect to Indiana consumers.

2. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the following:

   1. (1) Records kept during the regular course of a criminal investigation or prosecution.
   2. (2) Records kept by the owner of privately owned firearms.
   3. (3) Records kept in the regular course of business by a firearms retailer.
   4. (4) Information submitted to a law enforcement agency in connection with an application for a license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3 , subject to the limitations set forth in IC 35-47-2-3 (n) and IC 35-47-2-3 (o).

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.