I lost my rifle Certificate of Eligibility. What should I do in this case? The rifle was bought in Dick's Sporting Goods in Freehold 4 yrs. ago. I contact the store to check if they have a copy, they have no idea what to do.
Are you talking about your FPID? or the certificate of eligibility you completed when you purchased your gun?lost my rifle Certificate of Eligibility
They may be asking for it as additional proof of ownership-but its not necessary-If you own the gun, and they took it from your (for whatever reason), and you are now eligible to possess it, they have to give it back. If they refuse-get an attorney, go to Court and file a "Writ of Replivin-" They will return it-and pay your attorneys feesI’m talking about certificate of eligibility not Firearm ID. My gun has been taken by Police and in addition to FID, they require the certificate of eligibility in order to get it back.
Wow MTH, having to learn Latin does have an upside![up]Writ of Replivin-" They will return it-and pay your attorneys fees
They must retain it ...Dicks won't be able to produce a copy because it is not legal for them to retain those records.
I keep all my Certificates of Eligibility.Certificate of Eligibility said:White copy is to be retained by the transferor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3b.
Yellow copy is to be retained by the receiver.
If internet form, make and sign two copies.
No they can not retain it. Once your NICS check comes back and they log the weapon in their book they are supposed to get rid of the other documents, otherwise you would be registering the weapon with that paperwork.They must retain it ...
That's not true. NICS check information will expire but BATF requires dealers to retain information.No they can not retain it. Once your NICS check comes back and they log the weapon in their book they are supposed to get rid of the other documents, otherwise you would be registering the weapon with that paperwork.
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I keep all my Certificates of Eligibility.
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Thats true... a number of years ago, there was a sport shop (that I would rather not mention) that lost the paperwork on 2 guns out of 10,000 (literally). Nappen represented them but they lost the court battle and lost their FFL. They are now under new management and with a new FFL.Quote:
No they can not retain it. Once your NICS check comes back and they log the weapon in their book they are supposed to get rid of the other documents, otherwise you would be registering the weapon with that paperwork.
That's not true. NICS check information will expire but BATF requires dealers to retain information.
And there it is... they need to prove it's not yours or they must give it back. If you had a tv stolen would they make you produce the receipt to get that back if it was recovered? You're not a criminal just becuase youre a firearm owner. Get a lawyer and keep us posted on how this goes. Good luck getting it resolved.[up][up]They want to prove the gun is yours all they have to do is run the serial number, see if it comes up as stolen