458g

Any person who owns, sells, has for sale, lends, offers, delivers or provides any instrument, device, artifact or accessory that silences or reduces the noise of the shot fired from any firearm, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twelve (12) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty thus established may be increased to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.The provisions of this section shall not apply to duly authorized law enforcement officers in the performance of their duty. History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.08, renumbered as § 5.08 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.