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62.1-03 Handguns

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CHAPTER 62.1-03HANDGUNS62.1-03-01. Carrying handgun - Restrictions - Exceptions.1.A handgun may be carried by a person not prohibited from possessing one by<br>section 62.1-02-01 or any other state statute, in a manner not prohibited by section<br>62.1-02-10 if:a.Between the hours of one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset, the<br>handgun is carried unloaded and either in plain view or secured.b.Between the hours of one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise, the<br>handgun is carried unloaded and secured.2.The restrictions provided in subdivisions a and b of subsection 1 do not apply to:a.Any person possessing a valid North Dakota concealed weapons license or a<br>valid license issued by another state authorizing the person to carry a<br>dangerous weapon concealed if that state permits a holder of a valid North<br>Dakota concealed weapons license to carry a dangerous weapon concealed in<br>that state without obtaining a similar license from that state.b.Any person on that person's land, or in that person's permanent or temporary<br>residence, or fixed place of business.c.Any person while lawfully engaged in target shooting.d.Any person while in the field engaging in the lawful pursuit of hunting or<br>trapping. However, nothing in this exception authorizes the carrying of a loaded<br>handgun in a motor vehicle.e.Any person permitted by law to possess a handgun while carrying the handgun<br>unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to that person's<br>home or place of business, or to a place of repair or back from those locations.f.Any North Dakota law enforcement officer.g.Any law enforcement officer of any other state or political subdivision thereof if<br>on official duty within this state.h.Any armed security guard or investigator as authorized by the attorney general<br>when on duty or going to or from duty.i.Any member of the armed forces of the United States when on duty or going to<br>or from duty and when carrying the handgun issued to the member.j.Any member of the national guard, organized reserves, state defense forces, or<br>state guard organizations, when on duty or going to or from duty and when<br>carrying the handgun issued to the member by the organization.k.Any officer or employee of the United States duly authorized to carry a<br>handgun.l.Any person engaged in manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in handguns or the<br>agent or representative of such person possessing, using, or carrying a<br>handgun in the usual or ordinary course of such business.Page No. 1m.Any common carrier, but only when carrying the handgun as part of the cargo<br>in the usual cargo carrying portion of the vehicle.62.1-03-02. Selling handgun to minors prohibited - Penalty. Any person who sells,barters, hires, lends, or gives any handgun to any minor is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. This<br>section does not prohibit a person from lending or giving a handgun to a minor if the minor will be<br>using the handgun under the direct supervision of an adult and for the purpose of firearm safety<br>training, target shooting, or hunting.62.1-03-03. Copy of federal license submitted to law enforcement officials. A retaildealer licensed to sell handguns by the federal government shall send a copy of the license,<br>within seven days after receiving it, to the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in<br>which the dealer is licensed to sell handguns.62.1-03-04.False information prohibited.No person, in purchasing or otherwisesecuring delivery of a handgun or in applying for a license to carry the handgun concealed, may<br>give false information or offer false evidence of the person's identity.62.1-03-05. Prohibited alterations in handgun. No person may change, alter, remove,or obliterate any mark of identification on a handgun, such as the name of the maker, model, or<br>manufacturer's number or knowingly possess a handgun on which such alterations have been<br>made. Possession of any handgun upon which any such identification mark has been changed,<br>altered, removed, or obliterated creates a rebuttable presumption that the possessor made the<br>alterations.62.1-03-06. General penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, forwhich another penalty is not specifically provided, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 62.1-03 handguns