Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315.2

Warning upon sale or transfer of firearm to protect minor

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Anne Arundel County Maryland (2024)

Most recently applied in Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Anne Arundel County Maryland (January 2024)

1993, c. 558, s. 2; 1994, Ex

(a) Upon the retail commercial sale or transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written copy of G.S. 14-315.1 to the purchaser or transferee.

(b) Any retail or wholesale store, shop, or sales outlet that sells firearms shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height the phrase: "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE TO A MINOR."

(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.