62.1-05 Machine Guns, Automatic Rifles, Silencers, Bombs - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 62.1-05MACHINE GUNS, AUTOMATIC RIFLES, SILENCERS, BOMBS62.1-05-01. Possession and sale of machine guns, automatic rifles, silencers, andbombs - Penalty - Forfeiture. No person may purchase, sell, have, or possess a machine gun,
fully automatic rifle, silencer, or bomb loaded with explosives or poisonous or dangerous gases,
or any other federally licensed firearm or dangerous weapon unless that person has complied
with the National Firearms Act [26 U.S.C. 5801-5872].Any federal licensee who purchases, sells, has, or possesses those items for thelicensee's protection or for sale must forward a copy of the licensee's federal license along with
the required weapons transfer form to the licensee's local county sheriff and to the chief of the
bureau of criminal investigation within five days of the receipt of those forms.A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.Upon arrest of thatperson, the firearm or dangerous weapon must be seized. Upon conviction of the person and
motion to the court in which the conviction occurred, the firearm or dangerous weapon must be
forfeited to the jurisdiction in which the arrest was made. The firearm or dangerous weapon may
be sold at public auction, retained for use, or destroyed pursuant to the court's order.If aqualified local program as defined under section 12.1-32-02.2 has paid a reward for information
that resulted in forfeiture of the item and the item has been sold, the jurisdiction shall, after
payment of expenses for forfeiture and sale, repay the qualified local program for the reward that
it has paid.62.1-05-02. Persons exempt from chapter. This chapter does not apply to:1.The authorized agent and a servant of a person who has a license to purchase, sell,
have, or possess a machine gun, submachine gun, fully automatic rifle, silencer, or a
bomb loaded with explosives or poisonous or dangerous gases.2.Any officer or member of a duly authorized military organization while on official duty
and using the firearm or dangerous weapon issued to the officer or member by that
organization.3.A North Dakota law enforcement officer.4.Any federal officer authorized by the federal government to have or possess a
machine gun, submachine gun, fully automatic rifle, silencer, or bomb loaded with
explosives or poisonous or dangerous gases.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 62.1-05 machine guns, automatic rifles, silencers, bombs