TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10204. Storage of firearms; penalties. (a) No person shall keep a firearm within a residence, a place of business, or on private land unless: (1) the firearm is stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock; or (2) the firearm is carried on the person of an individual over the age of 21; or (3) the firearm is under the immediate control of a person who is a law enforcement officer. (b) A person who violates the foregoing subsection (a) of this section is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm and, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both. (c) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section, and as a result, a minor causes injury or death to himself or another with the firearm, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry or burglary to any premises by any person. (e) For the purposes of this section, the term “minor” shall mean a person under the age of 21 years. (f) This section shall not apply to a properly registered firearm on the effective date of this Act until ninety days after this Act becomes law. Source: PL 19-42 § 6 (Apr. 11, 2016), modified; amended by PL 19-73 § 10 (Dec. 1, 2016). Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a).