{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2504.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2504.08","heading":"Identification number on firearm required before sale.","body":"(a)\nNo person or organization shall sell or offer for sale any firearm, including a frame or receiver, which does not have imbedded into the metal portion of such firearm a unique manufacturer’s identification number or serial number, unless the licensee shall have imbedded into the metal portion of such firearm a unique dealer’s identification number.\n\n(b)\nBeginning on January 1, 2018, no licensee shall sell or offer for sale any semiautomatic pistol manufactured on or after January 1, 2018, that is not microstamp-ready as required by and in accordance with § 7-2505.03.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control.","Subchapter IV. Licensing of Firearms Businesses."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2504.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e14b8cbd7be3260052723df4181b0c1ae27b723033ab0212c7d04574b2d3e879","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2504.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2504.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}