TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 2: CONTRABAND OFFENSES
§ 2258. Penalty. Any violation of this article or regulations issued pursuant hereto, including the failure of the licensee, its agent or employee, to account for any missing firearm, shall be punishable by a an administrative fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 for each violation depending on the guidelines set forth by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or the revocation of the shooting gallery license, or both. All fines collected for violations of this article shall be distributed as follows: (a) Fifty percent to the general fund; and (b) Fifty Percent to the Recreational Target Range Fund Account. Consistent with this Act, the Secretary of Finance shall establish a new Recreational Target Range Fund Account for the sole purpose of supporting the costs of the Department of Public Safety, including enforcement, training, and public education and outreach on all three Senatorial Districts. The expenditure authority for the Recreational Target Range Fund Account shall be the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. Funds collected and deposited shall be expended continuously without further appropriation. (c) Report Requirement. Within 12 months from the enactment of subsection (b) and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall submit to the legislature, a report summarizing the amounts collected and deposited under this provision and such information and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, as deemed appropriate. Source: PL 8-5, § 7; amended by PL 18-26 § 7(a) and renumbered by PL 18-26 § 6 (Oct. 18, 2013), modified. Commission Comment: See comment to § 2257. The Commission struck the figure “50%” from subsections (a) and (b) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e).