Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1052 — Right to possess, carry or transport machine gun
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 43: Weapons, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 1052
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
Any law enforcement officer of the State of Maine, any law enforcement officer of another state or a territory of the United States, members of the Armed Forces, Maine National Guard and Maine State Guard may possess a machine gun if the possession or carrying of such weapon is in the discharge of his official duties and has been authorized by his appointing authority.
Machine guns manufactured, acquired, transferred or possessed in accordance with the National Firearms Act, as amended, shall be exempt from this chapter.
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