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    26 USC Sec. 5841                  01/03/05

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    TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
    Subtitle E - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
    CHAPTER 53 - MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER
                  FIREARMS
    Subchapter B - General Provisions and Exemptions
    PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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    Sec. 5841. Registration of firearms

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    (a) Central registry
      The Secretary shall maintain a central registry of all firearms
    in the United States which are not in the possession or under the
    control of the United States. This registry shall be known as the
    National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. The registry
    shall include -
        (1) identification of the firearm;
        (2) date of registration; and
        (3) identification and address of person entitled to possession
      of the firearm.
    (b) By whom registered
      Each manufacturer, importer, and maker shall register each
    firearm he manufactures, imports, or makes. Each firearm
    transferred shall be registered to the transferee by the
    transferor.
    (c) How registered
      Each manufacturer shall notify the Secretary of the manufacture
    of a firearm in such manner as may by regulations be prescribed and
    such notification shall effect the registration of the firearm
    required by this section. Each importer, maker, and transferor of a
    firearm shall, prior to importing, making, or transferring a
    firearm, obtain authorization in such manner as required by this
    chapter or regulations issued thereunder to import, make, or
    transfer the firearm, and such authorization shall effect the
    registration of the firearm required by this section.
    (d) Firearms registered on effective date of this Act
      A person shown as possessing a firearm by the records maintained
    by the Secretary pursuant to the National Firearms Act in force on
    the day immediately prior to the effective date of the National
    Firearms Act of 1968 shall be considered to have registered under
    this section the firearms in his possession which are disclosed by
    that record as being in his possession.
    (e) Proof of registration
      A person possessing a firearm registered as required by this
    section shall retain proof of registration which shall be made
    available to the Secretary upon request.

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    (Added Pub. L. 90-618, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.
    1229; amended Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, Sec. 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct.
    4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT
      The National Firearms Act in force prior to the effective date of
    the National Firearms Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (d), is
    act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 721, as amended, which was
    classified generally to prior chapter 53 (prior Sec. 5801 et seq.)
    of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
    see Tables.
      The National Firearms Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (d),
    means title II of Pub. L. 90-618, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1227, as
    amended, cited as the National Firearms Act Amendments of 1968,
    which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete
    classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
    out under section 5849 of this title and Tables.
      The effective date of this Act and the effective date of the
    National Firearms Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (d) catchline
    and text, means the effective date of the National Firearms Act of
    1968, which is Nov. 1, 1968. See section 207(a) of Pub. L. 90-618,
    set out as an Effective Date note under section 5801 of this title.


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                             PRIOR PROVISIONS
      A prior section 5841, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 725,
    consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section,
    prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90-618.

                                AMENDMENTS
      1976 - Subsecs. (a), (c) to (e). Pub. L. 94-455 struck out "or
    his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.

                              EFFECTIVE DATE
      Section effective on first day of first month following October
    1968, see section 207 of Pub. L. 90-618, set out as a note under
    section 5801 of this title.

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