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Subchapter I - Definitions
§ 7–2501.01. Definitions - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
Subchapter II - Firearms and Destructive Devices
§ 7–2502.01. Registration requirements - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this unit, no person...
§ 7–2502.02. Registration of certain firearms prohibited - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2502.03. Qualifications for registration; information required for registration - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2502.04. Fingerprints and photographs of applicants; application in person required - (a) The Chief shall require any person applying for a...
§ 7–2502.05. Application signed under oath; fees - (a) Each applicant (the president or chief executive in the...
§ 7–2502.06. Time for filing registration applications - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2502.07. Issuance of registration certificate; time period; corrections - (a) Upon receipt of a properly executed application for registration...
§ 7–2502.07a. Expiration and renewal of registration certificate - (a) Registration certificates shall expire 3 years after the date...
§ 7–2502.08. Duties of registrants - (a) Each person or organization holding a registration certificate (for...
§ 7–2502.09. Revocation of registration certificate - (a) A registration certificate shall be revoked if: (1) Any...
§ 7–2502.10. Procedure for denial and revocation of registration certificate - (a) If it appears to the Chief that an application...
§ 7–2502.11. Information prohibited from use as evidence in criminal proceedings - No information obtained from a person under this subchapter or...
§ 7–2502.11a. Freedom of information exception - Any record regarding a person who has applied for, received,...
§ 7–2502.12. Definition of self-defense sprays - For the purposes of §§ 7-2502.12 through 7-2502.14, the term:...
§ 7–2502.13. Possession of self-defense sprays - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-2501.01(7)(C), a person may...
§ 7–2502.14. Registration of self-defense sprays. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title II, §...
§ 7–2502.15. Possession of stun guns - (a) No person under 18 years of age shall possess...
§ 7–2502.16. Sale of stun guns - (a) In order to lawfully sell a stun gun in...
Subchapter III - Estates Containing Firearms
§ 7–2503.01. Rights and responsibilities of executors and administrators - (a) The executor or administrator of an estate containing a...
Subchapter IV - Licensing of Firearms Businesses
§ 7–2504.01. Manufacture of firearms, destructive devices or ammunition prohibited; requirement for dealer’s license - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2504.02. Qualifications for dealer’s license; application; fee - (a) Any person eligible to register a firearm under this...
§ 7–2504.03. Issuance of dealer’s license; time period; corrections - (a) Upon receipt of a properly executed application for a...
§ 7–2504.04. Duties of licensed dealers; records required - (a) Each person holding a dealer’s license, in addition to...
§ 7–2504.05. Revocation of dealer’s license - A dealer’s license shall be revoked if: (1) Any of...
§ 7–2504.06. Procedure for denial and revocation of dealer’s license - (a) If it appears to the Chief that an application...
§ 7–2504.07. Display of firearms or ammunition by dealers; security; employees of dealers - (a) No licensed dealer shall display any firearm or ammunition...
§ 7–2504.08. Identification number on firearm required before sale - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2504.09. Certain information obtained from or retained by dealers not to be used as evidence in criminal proceedings - No information obtained from or retained by a licensed dealer...
§ 7–2504.10. District as federal firearms licensee - (a) Whenever there is no active federal firearms licensee in...
Subchapter V - Sale and Transfer of Firearms, Destructive Devices, and Ammunition
§ 7–2505.01. Sales and transfers prohibited - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 7–2505.02. Permissible sales and transfers - (a) Any person or organization eligible to register a firearm...
§ 7–2505.03. Microstamping - (a) For the purposes of the section, the term: (1)...
§ 7–2505.04. Prohibition on sale, transfer, ownership, or possession of designated unsafe pistol - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
Subchapter VI - Possession of Ammunition
§ 7–2506.01. Persons permitted to possess ammunition - (a) No person shall possess ammunition in the District of...
Subchapter VII - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 7–2507.01. Security mortgages, deposits, or pawns with firearms, destructive devices, or ammunition prohibited; loan or rental of firearms, destructive devices, or ammunition prohibited - (a) No firearm, destructive device, or ammunition shall be security...
§ 7–2507.02. Responsibilities regarding storage of firearms - (a) It shall be the policy of the District of...
§ 7–2507.03. Firing ranges - Any person operating a firing range in the District, shall...
§ 7–2507.04. False information; forgery or alteration - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person purchasing any...
§ 7–2507.05. Voluntary surrender of firearms, destructive devices, or ammunition; immunity from prosecution; determination of evidentiary value of firearm - (a)(1) If a person or organization within the District voluntarily...
§ 7–2507.06. Penalties - (a) Except as provided in §§ 7-2502.05, 7-2502.08, 7-2507.02, 7-2508.07,...
§ 7–2507.06a. Seizure and forfeiture of conveyances - Any conveyance in which a person or persons transport, possess,...
§ 7–2507.07. Public education program - The Chief shall carry on a suitable publicity program designed...
§ 7–2507.08. Construction of unit - Nothing in this unit shall be construed, or applied to...
§ 7–2507.09. Applicability of District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act - The provisions of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act...
§ 7–2507.10. Severability - If any provision of this unit or the application thereof...
§ 7–2507.11. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...
Subchapter VIII - Gun Offender Registry
§ 7–2508.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Correctional...
§ 7–2508.02. Duty to register and to verify - (a) A gun offender shall register with the Chief for...
§ 7–2508.03. Registration period - A gun offender shall comply with the registration and verification...
§ 7–2508.04. Certification duties of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia - (a) Upon a defendant’s conviction for a gun offense, the...
§ 7–2508.05. Sharing of registration information; Freedom of Information Act exception - (a) Gun offender registration information shall not be made available...
§ 7–2508.06. Rules - The Chief, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...
§ 7–2508.07. Penalties; mandatory release condition - (a) Any knowing violation by a gun offender of this...
Subchapter IX - Licenses to Carry a Pistol
§ 7–2509.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Child”...
§ 7–2509.02. Application requirements - (a) A person who submits an application pursuant to §...
§ 7–2509.03. Expiration and renewal of licenses - (a) A license shall expire no later than 2 years...
§ 7–2509.04. Duties of licensees - (a) A licensee shall comply with all limits and conditions...
§ 7–2509.05. Revocation and suspension of licenses - (a)(1) The Chief may limit or revoke a license upon...
§ 7–2509.06. Carrying a pistol while impaired - (a) A licensee shall not carry a pistol while he...
§ 7–2509.07. Prohibitions on carrying licensed pistols - (a) No person holding a license shall carry a pistol...
§ 7–2509.08. Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board - (a) There is established a Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board...
§ 7–2509.09. Freedom of information exception; report - (a) Any record regarding a person who has applied for,...
§ 7–2509.10. Penalties - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a person...
§ 7–2509.11. Rules - The Chief of the MPD, pursuant to subchapter I of...
Subchapter X - Extreme Risk Protection Orders
§ 7–2510.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Extreme...
§ 7–2510.02. Petitions for extreme risk protection orders - (a) A petitioner may petition the Superior Court for the...
§ 7–2510.03. Final extreme risk protection orders - (a)(1) Upon receipt of a petition filed pursuant § 7-2510.02,...
§ 7–2510.04. Ex parte extreme risk protection orders - (a) When filing a petition for a final extreme risk...
§ 7–2510.05. Service of extreme risk protection orders - (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 7–2510.06. Renewal of final extreme risk protection orders - (a) At least 120 days before the expiration of a...
§ 7–2510.07. Surrender of firearms, ammunition, registration certificates, licenses to carry a concealed pistol, and dealer's licenses - (a) Repealed. (b) A Metropolitan Police Department officer serving an...
§ 7–2510.07a. Nature and issuance of search warrants - (a) If the court issues a final extreme risk protection...
§ 7–2510.07b. Time of execution of search warrants - (a) A search warrant issued under § 7-2510.07a shall not...
§ 7–2510.07c. Execution of search warrants - (a) An officer executing a search warrant issued under §...
§ 7–2510.07d. Disposition of property - (a) A law enforcement officer or a designated civilian employee...
§ 7–2510.08. Termination of extreme risk protection orders - (a) Any respondent against whom a final extreme risk protection...
§ 7–2510.09. Return or disposal of firearms or ammunition - (a)(1) If an extreme risk protection order is terminated, or...
§ 7–2510.10. Recording requirements - (a) The Metropolitan Police Department shall: (1) Maintain a searchable...
§ 7–2510.11. Violation of an extreme risk protection order - (a) A person violates an extreme risk protection order if,...
§ 7–2510.12. Law enforcement to retain other authority - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the...
§ 7–2510.13. Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation Working Group - (a) There is established an Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation...
§ 7–2531.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this unit, the term: (1) “Dealer”...
§ 7–2531.02. Liability - (a) Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a firearm who...
§ 7–2531.03. Exemptions - (a) No firearm originally distributed to a law enforcement agency...
§ 7–2531.04. Firearms Bounty Fund - (a) There is established a fund to be known as...
§ 7–2551.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this unit, the term: (1) “Assault...
§ 7–2551.02. Liability - Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of an assault weapon or...
§ 7–2551.03. Exemptions - (a) No assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement...