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2020 West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 7. Dangerous Weapons
§61-7-9. Possession of Machine Guns, Penalties
Universal Citation: WV Code § 61-7-9 (2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, transport, or have in his possession, any machine gun, submachine gun, or any other fully automatic weapon unless he or she has fully complied with applicable federal statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the secretary of the treasury of the United States relating to such firearms.
Any person who violates the provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or shall be confined in the county jail for not less than ninety days, or more than one year, or both.
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