2020 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 - Criminal Law
Article 39 - Protection of Minors.
§ 14-315.2 - Warning upon sale or transfer of firearm to protect minor.

Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 14-315.2 (2020)

14-315.2. Warning upon sale or transfer of firearm to protect minor.

(a) Upon the retail commercial sale or transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written copy of G.S. 14-315.1 to the purchaser or transferee.

(b) Any retail or wholesale store, shop, or sales outlet that sells firearms shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height the phrase: "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE TO A MINOR."

(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(1993, c. 558, s. 2; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 12.)


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