501 CMR 9.00 — Replacement firearm licenses

501 CMR: EXECUTIVE O FFICE O F PUBLIC SAFETY

501 CMR 9.00: REPLACEMENT FIREARM LICENSES Section 9.01: Purpose 9.02: Lost or Stolen Firearm Identification Card or License to Carry 9.03: Severability Clause

501 CMR 9.00 Replacement firearm licenses

9.01 Purpose

9.01: Purpose The purpose of 501 CMR 9.00 is to establish a process for the replacement of a lost or stolen firearm identification card or license to carry at no cost to the licensee.

9.02 Lost or Stolen Firearm Identification Card or License to Carry

9.02: Lost or Stolen Firearm Identification Card or License to Carry In the case of a lost or stolen firearm license issued pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c 140, §§ 129B, 131, 131F or 131H, the licensing authority shall issue a new license at no cost to the license holder. A person seeking a license under 501 CMR 9.00 must have an active and valid license and must have reported such license lost or stolen to the Criminal History Systems Board and to the local issuing licensing authority prior to seeking a new license. In connection with an application for a new license to replace the lost or stolen license, the licensing authority shall confirm the applicant’s identity and update its files as the lic e nsing authority deems necessary prior to issuing a new license. The licensing authority, in consultation with the Criminal History Systems Board, shall issue a new license with a term coterminous with the original license period.

9.03 Severability Clause

9.03: Severability Clause If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of 501 CMR 9.00 is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, contrary to statute, in excess of the authority of the Secretary of Public Safety or otherwise inoperative, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of 501 CMR 9.00. REGULATO RY AUTHO RITY 501 CMR 9.00: M.G.L. c. 140, § 131(r).

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