TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10619. Duties of card holders – penalties. (a) Each person or organization holding a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card shall: (1) notify the Department of Public Safety in writing of the loss, theft, or destruction of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, including the circumstances, immediately upon discovery of such loss, theft, or destruction; and (2) any change in his or her status that would affect his or her eligibility to own or possess a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card. (b) Each card holder shall have in their possession, whenever in possession of a firearm, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, and shall exhibit the same upon the demand of a member of the Department of Public Safety. (c) The duties set forth in this section are in addition to any other requirements imposed by this Division or other applicable law. (d) A person shall be subject to a civil fine of $1,000 for the first violation or omission of the duties and requirements imposed by this section. (e) A person shall be subject to a civil fine of $2,500 for a second violation or omission of the duties and requirements imposed by this section, if occurring within 12 months of the first violation. Further, the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be revoked and the person shall be prohibited from possessing or registering any firearm for a period of five years. (f) For the purposes of this section, "a violation or omission" that applies to multiple firearms shall constitute a single violation or omission if the violation or omission pertaining to each firearm arose from the same occurrence. Source: PL 19-73 § 4 (Dec. 1, 2016), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission renumbered 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 changed “Owners” to “Owner’s” in (a), inserted commas into dollar amounts in (d)–(e), and changed “twelve” to “12” and “5” to “five” in (e) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).