(1) Any person who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States is guilty of a felony.(2) Any person who provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition is guilty of a felony.(3) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than three (3) years, or both.(4) This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in the officer's official capacity or to a person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer. Laws, 2012, ch. 494, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.
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