§ 7-2502.09. Revocation of registration certificate.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) A registration certificate shall be revoked if:

(1) Any of the criteria in § 7-2502.03(a) are not currently met;

(2) The registered firearm has become an unregisterable firearm under the terms of § 7-2502.02, or a destructive device; or

(3) The information furnished to the Chief on the application for a registration certificate proves to be intentionally false.

(4) Repealed.

(b) Repealed.

                
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(Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title II, § 209, 23 DCR 2464; Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-372, § 3(h), 56 DCR 1365; June 3, 2011, D.C. Law 18-377, § 2(d), 58 DCR 1174.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-2319.

1973 Ed., § 6-1819.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 17-372 designated subsec. (a); in subsec. (a), inserted "or" at the end of par. (2), substituted a period for "; and" at the end of par. (3), and repealed par. (4); and added subsec. (b). Prior to repeal, par. (4) of subsec. (a) read as follows:

"(4) There is a violation or omission of the duties, obligations or requirements imposed by § 7-2502.08."

D.C. Law 18-377, in subsec. (a)(1), substituted "§ 7-2502.03(a)" for "§ 7- 2502.03"; and rewrote subsec. (b), which had read as follows:

"(b) In addition to any other criminal or civil sanctions that may be imposed, including § 7-2507.06:

"(1) A registrant shall be subject to a civil fine of $100 for the 1st violation or omission of the duties, obligations, or requirements imposed by § 7-2502.08.

"(2) A registrant shall be subject to a civil fine of $500 for the 2nd violation or omission of the duties, obligations, or requirements imposed by § 7-2502.08, a registrant's registration shall be revoked, and the registrant shall be prohibited from possessing or registering any firearm for a period of 5 years.

"(3) A registrant shall be subject to a civil fine of $500 for the 3rd violation or omission of the duties, obligations, or requirements imposed by § 7-2502.08, a registrant's registration shall be revoked, and the registrant shall be prohibited from possessing or registering any firearm."

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(h) 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 § 502(d) of Public Safety Legislation Sixty-Day Layover Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-693, January 18, 2011, 58 DCR 640).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 502(d) of Public Safety Legislation Sixty-Day Layover Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-45, April 20, 2011, 58 DCR 3701).

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 18-377, see notes under § 7-2502.03.