Section 4083 - [Effective 2/28/2025] Unlawful conduct involving unserialized firearms, frames, and receivers(a)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess an unfinished frame or receiver unless the unfinished frame or receiver has been imprinted with a serial number by a federal firearms licensee pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title.(2) A person shall not knowingly transfer or offer to transfer an unfinished frame or receiver unless the unfinished frame or receiver has been imprinted with a serial number by a federal firearms licensee pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title.(3) This subsection shall not apply to: (A) a federal firearms licensee acting within the scope of the licensee's license;(B) possession or transfer of an unfinished frame or receiver for the purpose of having it imprinted with a serial number pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title; or(C) an unfinished frame or receiver transferred to or possessed by a law enforcement officer for legitimate law enforcement purposes.(b)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm or frame or receiver of a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number by a federal firearms licensee pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title.(2) A person shall not knowingly transfer or offer to transfer a firearm or frame or receiver of a firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number by a federal firearms licensee pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title.(3) This subsection shall not apply to: (A) a federal firearms licensee acting within the scope of the licensee's license;(B) possession or transfer of a firearm or frame or receiver of a firearm for the purpose of having it imprinted with a serial number pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title;(C) an unserialized frame or receiver transferred to or possessed by a law enforcement officer for legitimate law enforcement purposes;(D) an antique firearm as defined in subsection 4017(d) of this title;(E) a firearm that has been rendered permanently inoperable; or(F) a firearm that was manufactured before 1968.(c)(1) A person who manufactures a firearm or frame or receiver of a firearm, including by a three-dimensional printer, shall cause the firearm, frame, or receiver to be imprinted with a serial number by a federal firearms licensee pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title. (2) This subsection shall not apply to: (A) a federally licensed firearms manufacturer acting within the scope of the manufacturer's license; or(B) possession or transfer of a firearm or frame or receiver of a firearm for the purpose of having it imprinted with a serial number pursuant to federal law or section 4084 of this title.(d)(1) A person who violates subdivision (a)(1) or (b)(1) of this section shall be:(A) for a first offense, assessed a civil penalty of not more than $50.00;(B) for a second offense, imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both; and(C) for a third or subsequent offense, imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both.(2) A person who violates subdivision (a)(2), (b)(2), or (c)(1) of this section shall be: (A) for a first offense, imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both;(B) for a second offense, imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both; and(C) for a third or subsequent offense, imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both.(3) A person who uses an unserialized firearm while committing a violent crime or while committing reckless endangerment in violation of section 1025 of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.Added by 2024, No. 120,§ 1, eff. 2/28/2025.