Possession of firearm with altered serial number--Felony--Exception.

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22-14-5. Possession of firearm with altered serial number--Felony--Exception.

Any person who possesses any firearm on which the manufacturer's serial number has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who have applied for a new serial number pursuant to §23-7-43.

Source: SDC 1939, §21.0114; SDCL, §23-7-21; SL 1976, ch 158, §14-4; SL 1985, ch 190, §2; SL 2005, ch 120, §243.


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