Section 22-14-5 - Possession of firearm with altered serial number--Felony--Exception. - South Dakota Statutes

22-14-5. Possession of firearm with altered serial number--Felony--Exception. Any person who possesses any firearm on which the manufacturer's serial number has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who have applied for a new serial number pursuant to § 23-7-43.

Source: SDC 1939, § 21.0114; SDCL, § 23-7-21; SL 1976, ch 158, § 14-4; SL 1985, ch 190, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 243.