• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) Each applicant (the president or chief executive in the case of an organization) shall sign an oath or affirmation attesting to the truth of all the information required by §§ 7-2502.03 or § 7-2502.07a.

(b) Each application required by this subchapter shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee to be established by the Mayor; provided, that such fee shall, in the judgment of the Mayor, reimburse the District for the cost of services provided under this subchapter.

(c) Any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement made for purposes of firearm registration under this title shall be made under penalty of perjury pursuant to § 22-2402. Except as required in § 7-2502.03(a)(1), no document shall be required to be notarized.

(Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title II, § 205, 23 DCR 2464; Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-372, § 3(f), 56 DCR 1365; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19- 170, § 2(f), 59 DCR 5691.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-2315.

1973 Ed., § 6-1815.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 17-372, in subsec. (a), substituted "§§ 7-2502.03 or § 7-2502.07a" for "§ 7-2502.03".

D.C. Law 19-170 added subsec. (c).

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(f) of Firearms Registration Emergency Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-651, January 6, 2009, 56 DCR 911).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(f) of Firearms Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-352, May 11, 2012, 59 DCR 5116).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(f) of the Firearms Amendments Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19- 394, July 18, 2012, 59 DCR 8694).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(f) of the Firearms Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-510, October 26, 2012, 59 DCR 12808).

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-85, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2501.01.

For Law 17-372, see notes following § 7-2501.01.

For history of Law 19-170, see notes under § 7-2501.01.

Delegation of Authority

Delegation of Authority pursuant to D.C. Law 1-85, the Firearms Control Regulation Act of 1975