TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10805. Transfer of firearms and ammunition into the Commonwealth. (a) Any firearm, ammunition, or destructive device being transferred into the Commonwealth via post or common carrier shall be addressed to and received by a firearm vendor duly licensed under Commonwealth and federal law. The licensed firearm vendor shall ensure that the firearm complies with Commonwealth, federal, and local law. If the firearm does not comply with Commonwealth, federal, or local law, the licensed firearm vendor shall immediately notify and surrender the firearm to the Department of Public Safety. The licensed firearm vendor shall not release the firearm to the purchaser or transferee until the transferee provides: (1) A valid and current Firearms Owner's Identification Card issued to the transferee; and (2) Evidence that any taxes due and owing have been paid. (b) Any firearm, ammunition, or destructive device transferred into the Commonwealth as baggage of a passenger of a vessel originating from outside the Commonwealth shall be properly declared and surrendered to the Commonwealth Division of Customs Services. (c) If the passenger is in possession of a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, the Commonwealth Division of Customs Services shall not release the firearm to the passenger until any taxes due and owing are paid. (d) If the passenger is not in possession of a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, then the passenger shall surrender the firearm to the Commonwealth Division of Customs Services. The Commonwealth Division of Customs Services shall, within three business days, transfer the firearm to the duly licensed firearm vendor of the owner's choice. The licensed firearms vendor shall not release the firearm to the passenger until the passenger provides: (1) A valid and current Firearms Owner's Identification Card issued to the passenger, and (2) Evidence that any taxes due and owing have been paid. Source: PL 19-73 § 7 (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 (c) and (d), changed “owning” to “owing” in (c), and changed a semicolon to “, and” in (d)(1) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).