2319.1 The executor or administrator of any estate containing a firearm shall notify the Director of his or her appointment or qualification, as the case may be, not later than thirty (30) days after the appointment or qualification.

2319.2 The notice shall include the following:

(a) The name, mailing address and telephone number of the executor or administrator;

(b) A description of the gun including, the make, mode and serial number; and

(c) The name, address and telephone number of the decedent.

2319.3 Persons qualified to file a petition for distribution or for waiver of administration under chapter 7 of Title 20 of the D.C. Code, shall be considered to be executor or administrator of the small estate for the purposes of this section.

2319.4 If the Director determines that the firearm was not registered or was otherwise possessed in violation of the Act, he or she shall so notify the executor or administration in writing.

2319.5 If the firearm in question is a pistol, the executor or administrator shall, within seven (7) days of receiving the notification, do the following:

(a) Surrender the pistol to the Firearm Registration Section;

(b) Lawfully remove the pistol from the District;

(c) Lawfully dispose of the pistol; or

(d) Appeal the decision to the Director.

2319.6 No firearm shall be distributed unless the person to receive the firearm has first obtained a valid registration certification for the firearm. The application shall include a statement by the applicant that he or she seeks to gain possession of a firearm which is part of an estate.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 2607 (September 30, 1977).