TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE)
§ 10207. Persons permitted to possess ammunition (a) No person shall possess ammunition in the Commonwealth unless: (1) he or she is a licensed firearm vendor; (2) he or she is the holder of the valid registration certificate for a firearm of the same gauge or caliber as the ammunition he possesses; except, that no such person shall possess one or more restricted bullets; or (3) he or she temporarily possesses ammunition while participating in a firearms training and safety class conducted by a firearms instructor. (b) No person in the Commonwealth shall possess, sell, or transfer any large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “large capacity ammunition feeding device” means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The term “large capacity ammunition feeding device” shall not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. (c) Penalties. (1) Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section for legally allowable ammunition shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (2) A person convicted of possessing more than one restricted pistol bullet in violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10 years, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a mandatory-minimum term of not less than 1 year and shall not be released from prison or granted probation or suspension of sentence prior to serving the mandatory-minimum sentence, and, in addition, may be fined not more than $25,000. (3) A person convicted of possessing a single restricted pistol bullet in violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (4) A person convicted of possessing a large capacity ammunition feeding device in violation of subsection (b) of this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10 years, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a mandatory-minimum term of not less than 1 year and shall not be released from prison or granted probation or suspension of sentence prior to serving the mandatory-minimum sentence, and, in addition, may be fined not more than $25,000. This section shall not apply to any large capacity ammunition feeding device possessed by the owner of a properly registered firearm capable of receiving such a device until ninety days after this Act becomes law. Source: PL 19-42 § 6 (Apr. 11, 2016), modified.
TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission changed capitalization for the purpose of conformity pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f). The Commission struck “the amount set forth in” in subsections (c)(1) and (3) and changed “$2,500.00” in subsections (c)(1) and (3) to “$2,500” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).