Firearm registration database. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall create and maintain a digital Firearm Registration Database to keep track of all firearms in the Commonwealth. (b) The Firearm Registration Database shall include the following information on firearms: (1) the owner's name; (2) the owner's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number and expiration date; (3) in the case of firearms for sale by a vendor, his vendor's license number; (4) the caliber, make, model, manufacturer's identification number, serial number, and any other identifying marks on the firearm; (5) the name and address of the person or organization from whom the firearm was obtained; (6) whether the transaction was processed by a licensed firearms vendor, and if so the vendor's license number; (7) whether the firearm has been reported stolen or missing; (8) whether the firearm has been transferred outside of the Commonwealth; and (9) such other information as the Department of Public Safety determines is necessary to carry out the pro vision s of this Division. (c) Every owner of a firearm shall, within seven business days of taking possession of a firearm, register it with the Department of Public Safety. The application for registration shall be made on a prescribed form, signed by the owner, and shall contain the information set forth in subsection (b). (1) Failure to register a firearm in accordance with this section is a civil infraction punishable by a fine of $500. (2) If a person files an application to register a firearm more than seven business days after taking possession of the firearm, then the Department of Public Safety shall accept the late application. (3) A person who files an application to register a firearm more than seven business days after taking possession of the firearm may not be subsequently issued a citation for violation of subsection (c). (d) Registrants have a right to privacy, and the record of the Firearm Registration Database shall be exempt from disclosure under the Open Government Act. Source: PL 19-73 § 5 (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 “firearm” to “firearms” in (b), “seven” to “7” and “§701 (b)” to “subsection (b)” in (c), “five
hundred dollars” to “$500” in (c)(1), and “§ 701(c)” to “subsection (c)” in (c)(3) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).