Possession of stolen firearm; penalty

Possession of stolen firearm; penalty. (a) A person commits possession of a stolen firearm when he or she, not being entitled to the possession of a firearm, possesses the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or converted. The trier of fact may infer that a person who possesses a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen or converted. (b) Upon conviction of a violation of this section, the person shall be fined not more than $10,000 and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 15 years and a mandatory-minimum term of not less than 5 years and shall not be released on parole prior to serving the mandatory-minimum sentence. Source: PL 19-42, § 7 (Apr. 11, 2016), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a).