Section 2C:39-20 - Registration of certain firearmsa. A person who legally owns a firearm as set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection prior to the effective date of P.L. 2018, c. 39(C.2C:39-17 et al.) shall register that firearm within one year from the effective date: (1) a firearm with a fixed magazine capacity holding up to 15 rounds which is incapable of being modified to accommodate 10 or less rounds; or(2) a firearm which only accepts a detachable magazine with a capacity of up to 15 rounds which is incapable of being modified to accommodate 10 or less rounds.b. In order to register the firearm pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the owner shall:(1) complete a registration statement, in the form to be prescribed by the Superintendent of the State Police; and(2) produce for inspection a valid firearms purchaser identification card, permit to carry a handgun, or permit to purchase a handgun.c. The information provided in the registration statement established pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to: the name and address of the registrant; the number or numbers on the registrant's firearms purchaser identification card, permit to carry a handgun, or permit to purchase a handgun; and the make, model, and serial number of the firearm being registered. Each registration statement shall be signed by the registrant, and the signature shall constitute a representation of the accuracy of the information contained in the registration statement.d. An applicant shall register the firearm in the law enforcement agency of the municipality in which the applicant resides or, if the municipality does not have a municipal law enforcement agency, any State Police station.e. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L. 2018, c. 39(C.2C:39-17 et al.), the superintendent shall prepare the form of registration statement as described in subsection c. of this section and shall provide a suitable supply of statements to each organized full-time municipal police department and each State Police station.f. One copy of the completed registration statement shall be returned to the registrant, a second copy shall be sent to the superintendent, and, if the registration takes place at a municipal police department, a third copy shall be retained by that municipal police department.g. The heir or estate of an owner of a firearm which has been registered pursuant to this section shall within 90 days after the owner's death dispose of that firearm in accordance with section 5 of P.L. 2018, c. 39(C.2C:39-19).Added by L. 2018, c. 39, s. 7, eff. 6/13/2018.