Section 24-2326. RENEWAL OF FIREARM REGISTRATION

 

2326.1 Pursuant to § 207a of the Act, a registration certificate shall expire three (3) years after the date of issuance, unless renewed in accordance with the Act and this section or otherwise stated in law or regulation.

2326.2Firearms registered before January 1, 2011 shall be renewed as follows:

(a)A registrant shall appear in person at the Firearms Registration Section and submit an attestation containing the following information:

(1)Confirmation that the registrant continues to possess the firearm or firearms that were previously registered;

(2)The registrant’s current residential address; and

(3)Confirmation that the registrant is compliant with each of the registration requirements under § 203(a) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 7-2502.03(a) (2013 Supp.)).

(b)A registrant shall also submit to being fingerprinted.

2326.3Registrants subject to § 2326.2 shall be required to renew their registration pursuant to the following schedule based on the registrant’s date of birth:

(a)If born between January 1 and February 15, the renewal period is between January 1, 2014 and March 31, 2014;

(b)If born between February 16 and March 31, the renewal period is between April 1, 2014 and June 30, 2014;

(c)If born between April 1 and May 15, the renewal period is between July 1, 2014 and September 30, 2014;

(d)If born between May 16 and June 30, the renewal period is between October 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014;

(e)If born between July 1 and August 15, the renewal period is between January 1, 2015 and March 31, 2015;

(f)If born between August 16 and September 30, the renewal period is between April 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015;

(g)If born between October 1 and November 15, the renewal period is between July 1, 2015 and September 30, 2015; and

(h)If born between November 16 and December 31, the renewal period is between October 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.

2326.4If a registrant fails to renew his or her registration during the renewal period listed in § 2326.3, the registrant shall be subject to the following:

(a) If the registrant renews within thirty (30) days of the end of renewal period listed in § 2326.3, the renewal shall be processed as if submitted on time;

(b)If the registrant renews more than thirty (30) days but fewer than ninety (90) days after the end of the renewal period listed in § 2326.3, the registrant shall pay twice the amount of the firearm registration fee listed in § 2331.1; and

(c)If the registrant fails to renew ninety (90) days or more after the end of the renewal period listed in § 2326.3: 

(1)The registrant’s registration shall be cancelled;

(2)The registrant shall be treated as a new registrant subject to §§ 2305 through 2313; and

(3) The firearm shall be subject to § 202 of the Act.

 

authority

Section 712 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (Act), effective March 31, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-372; D.C. Official Code § 7-2507.11) (2013 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 17215 (December 27, 2013).