Maine Statutes

§ 25 §2016 — Waiting period after sale of firearm (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 25, SECTION 2015)

Maine § 25 §2016
JurisdictionMaine
Title 25INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 5PUBLIC SAFETY
Ch. 252-AFIREARMS REGULATION

This text of Maine § 25 §2016 (Waiting period after sale of firearm (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 25, SECTION 2015)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 25, § 25 §2016 (2026).

Text

1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.Waiting period. A seller may not knowingly deliver a firearm to a buyer pursuant to an agreement sooner than 72 hours after the agreement. The 72-hour waiting period must be concurrent with any waiting period imposed by any background check process required by federal or state law.
3.Penalty. This subsection applies to violations of subsection 2.
4.Application. This section does not apply to:

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Legislative History

PL 2023, c. 678, §1 (NEW). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §40 (RAL).

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