2018 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle E - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
Chapter 53 - Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms
Subchapter B - General Provisions and Exemptions
Part II - Exemptions
Sec. 5853 - Transfer and making tax exemption available to certain governmental entities
26 U.S.C. § 5853 (2018) |
§5853. Transfer and making tax exemption available to certain governmental entities |
(a) Transfer
A firearm may be transferred without the payment of the transfer tax imposed by section 5811 to any State, possession of the United States, any political subdivision thereof, or any official police organization of such a government entity engaged in criminal investigations. (b) MakingA firearm may be made without payment of the making tax imposed by section 5821 by, or on behalf of, any State, or possession of the United States, any political subdivision thereof, or any official police organization of such a government entity engaged in criminal investigations. (c) Right to exemptionNo firearm may be transferred or made exempt from tax under this section unless the transfer or making is performed pursuant to an application in such form and manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. |
(Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, §201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1233; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.) |
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 5853, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 728, related to importing firearms illegally, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618. See section 5861(k) of this title and section 922(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5821, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 724, as amended by act Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, §203(d), 72 Stat. 1427, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618. AMENDMENTS1976—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary". |
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Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle E - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes CHAPTER 53 - MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS Subchapter B - General Provisions and Exemptions PART II - EXEMPTIONS Sec. 5853 - Transfer and making tax exemption available to certain governmental entities |
section 5853 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
No |
standard |
72 Stat. 1427 82 Stat. 1233 90 Stat. 1834 |
Public Law 85-859, Public Law 90-618, Public Law 94-455 |