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5-73-111. Unlawful procurement of a firearm.
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5-73-111. Unlawful procurement of a firearm.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm;
(2) “False information” means information that portrays an unlawful transaction as lawful or a lawful transaction as unlawful;
(3) “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. § 923, as it existed on January 1, 2013, to engage in the business of dealing in firearms; and
(4) “Private seller” means a person other than a licensed dealer who sells or offers for sale a firearm or ammunition.
(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition if he or she knowingly:
(1) Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller to transfer a firearm or ammunition under unlawful circumstances; or
(2) Provides false information to a licensed dealer or private seller with a purpose to deceive the licensed dealer or private seller concerning the lawfulness of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person is:
(1) A law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or
(2) Acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
(d) Unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition is a Class D felony.
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5-73-111. Unlawful procurement of a firearm.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm;
(2) “False information” means information that portrays an unlawful transaction as lawful or a lawful transaction as unlawful;
(3) “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. § 923, as it existed on January 1, 2013, to engage in the business of dealing in firearms; and
(4) “Private seller” means a person other than a licensed dealer who sells or offers for sale a firearm or ammunition.
(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition if he or she knowingly:
(1) Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller to transfer a firearm or ammunition under unlawful circumstances; or
(2) Provides false information to a licensed dealer or private seller with a purpose to deceive the licensed dealer or private seller concerning the lawfulness of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person is:
(1) A law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or
(2) Acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
(d) Unlawful procurement of a firearm or ammunition is a Class D felony.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** No person shall engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or importing or manufacturing ammunition, until he has filed an application with and received a license to do so from the Attorney General. The application shall be in such form and contain only that information necessary to determine eligibility for licensing as the Attorney General shall by regulation prescribe and shall include a photograph and fingerprints of the applicant. Each applicant shall pay a fee for obtaining such a license, a separate fee being required for each place in which the applicant is to do business, as follows:
(1) If the applicant is a manufacturer—
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year;
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices, a fee of $50 per year; or
(C) of ammunition for firearms, other than ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $10 per year.
(2) If the applicant is an importer—
(A) of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) of firearms other than destructive devices or ammunition for firearms other than destructive devices, or ammunition other than armor piercing ammunition, a fee of $50 per year.
(3) If the applicant is a dealer—
(A) in destructive devices or ammunition for destructive devices, a fee of $1,000 per year; or
(B) who is not a dealer in destructive devices, a fee of $200 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years.
**(b)** Any person desiring to be licensed as a collector shall file an application for such license with the Attorney General. The application shall
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 923
appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–162, title XI,
§ 1154(b)(4), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3113.
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
SYSTEM
Pub. L. 110–180, Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2559, known as
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which
enhanced the requirement that Federal departments
and agencies provide relevant information to the Na-
tional Instant Criminal Background Check System,
was transferred or omitted as follows:
Section 1 was editorially reclassified as a note under
section 10101 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law En-
forcement;
Sections 2 and 3 were editorially reclassified as sec-
tions 40902 and 40903, respectively, of Title 34;
Titles I (§ 101 et seq.), II (§ 201), and III (§ 301) were edi-
torially reclassified as subchapter I (§ 40911 et seq.), sub-
chapter II (§ 40931), and subchapter III (§ 40941), respec-
tively, of chapter 409 of Title 34; and
Title IV (§ 401) was omitted from the Code as obsolete.
Pub. L. 103–159, title I, § 103, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1541, as amended by Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI,
§ 210603(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2074; Pub. L. 104–294,
title VI, § 603(h), (i)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3504; Pub.
L. 110–180, title I, § 101(a), Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2561,
which provided for the establishment of a national in-
stant criminal background check system, was edi-
torially reclassified as section 40901 of Title 34, Crime
Control and Law Enforcement.
FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS
Pub. L. 103–159, title I, § 106(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1544, as amended by Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI,
§ 210603(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2074; Pub. L. 104–294,
title VI, § 603(i)(1),
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