2019 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 17: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15 §455. Record of sales of firearms

Universal Citation: 15 ME Rev Stat § 455 (2019)

§455. Record of sales of firearms

1.  Forms.   

A. [PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (RP).]

B. [PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (RP).]

[PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (RP).]

1-A.  Form.  A firearms dealer may not refuse to show or refuse to allow inspection of the form a dealer must keep as prescribed by 18 United States Code, Section 923 to a law enforcement officer as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 17 upon presentation of a formal written request for inspection stating that the form relates to an active criminal investigation.  

A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.  

[PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (NEW).]

2.  False or fictitious name.  A person may not give a false or fictitious name to a firearms dealer. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.  

[PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (AMD).]

3.  Exception.  This section does not apply to a firearms wholesaler who sells only to other firearms dealers or to a firearms manufacturer who sells only at wholesale.  

[PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1979, c. 663, §92 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 185, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §H1 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 81, §1 (AMD).

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