TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10604. Exemption to safety training requirement and written exam. The following individuals are exempt from the safety training class and written exam required by this Division. (a) Current federal, state, or Commonwealth law enforcement officers who are required to own or possess a firearm while engaged in the operation of their official duties are exempt from 6 CMC §§ 10602–10603. Provided, that each law enforcement officer must submit an affidavit attesting to and describing their firearms training. The Department of Public Safety may require any current law enforcement officer to participate in the training required by 6 CMC § 10602. (b) Retired federal, state, or Commonwealth law enforcement officers or retired corrections officers who were required to own or possess a firearm while engaged in the operation of their official duties prior to retirement are exempt from 6 CMC §§ 10602–10603. (c) Any person currently serving or who has previously served in any branch of the Armed Forces. (d) Any person that possesses a firearm identification card issued pursuant to the Weapons Control Act on the effective date of this Division. (e) Any person that has taken a firearm safety class in the Commonwealth prior to the effective date of this Division. Source: PL 19-73 § 4 (Dec. 1, 2016), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission renumbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission substituted “6 CMC §§ 10602–10603” for “§ 602 and § 603 of this Chapter” in (a)–(b) and “6 CMC § 10602” for “§ 602 of this Chapter” in (a) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(c)–(d), (g). The Commission inserted a comma after “state” in (b) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). The Commission changed capitalization for the purposes of conformity pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).