TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10760. Temporary suspension of vendor’s license. (a) If the Department of Public Safety has probable cause to believe that a licensee has violated any federal, Commonwealth or local law, the Department of Public Safety may immediately suspend the right of the licensee to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm ammunition components. (b) If the Department of Public Safety has probable cause to believe that a licensee has violated any federal, Commonwealth or local law relating to the sale, lease, transfer, use or possession of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearms ammunition components, the Department of Public Safety shall immediately suspend the right of the licensee to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm ammunition components. (c) A temporary suspension under this section shall be for no more than three days; except if the violation results in the filing of criminal charges by a federal or Commonwealth prosecuting attorney, the license may be suspended until the case is adjudicated in a court of law. If the Department of Public Safety suspends a license pursuant to this subsection, the licensee shall be provided an opportunity to present evidence to the Department that the pending charges are without legal merit. The Department's decision regarding whether to suspend a license pending the outcome of such charges shall be a final decision appealable to the Commonwealth Superior Court pursuant to the Commonwealth Administrative Procedure Act. (d) Notice of suspension shall be mailed to the person(s) who applied for the license and shall be delivered to the address listed on the license. Source: PL 19-73 § 6 (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 inserted serial commas in (a)–(b) and “Commonwealth” before “Superior Court” in (c) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).