{"data":{"id":"us-de/24-del.-c.-904--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"24 Del. C. § 904","heading":"Records [Effective upon fulfillment of the contingency in 85 Del. Laws, c. 371, § 3].","body":"(a) (1) A person desiring to engage in the business described in this chapter must keep and securely maintain in the place of business at all times a record in accordance with this section and all applicable federal laws and regulations (including, without limitation, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. and 27 C.F.R. 478.121 et seq.). The record include all of the following:\na. The date of the sale.\nb. The name and address of the person purchasing any deadly weapon.\nc. The quantity and kind of deadly weapon so purchased.\nd. The age of the purchaser.\ne. The mode of identification bearing a picture (except as provided in § 1448B(f) of Title 11) which shall include but it is not limited to a driver’s license.\nf. A signed form acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice where required for a transaction under § 1448A of Title 11 or § 904A of this title.\ng. Any other information required by federal law and regulation.\n(2) The record must at all times be open for inspection by any judge, justice of the peace, police officer, constable or other peace officer of this State in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.\n(b) Any person engaging in the business described in this chapter shall keep and maintain a list of current employees including their names, former names used, dates of birth, physical descriptions and social security numbers. The required employee list and all attachments thereto shall be considered confidential but shall, nevertheless, be open for inspection by any police officer of this State or of any political subdivision of this State, within their respective jurisdiction, at any time, at the licensee’s primary place of business and during the licensee’s regular business hours. No person licensed under this chapter shall knowingly allow any employee who is a person prohibited from possessing a deadly weapon pursuant to § 1448 of Title 11 to facilitate a sale of a deadly weapon. All employers licensed to do business pursuant to this chapter shall, prior to employment and at least once during each calendar year thereafter, perform a telephonic criminal history record check of each employee utilizing the procedures set forth in § 1448A of Title 11 and shall make and maintain a record thereof using the State Bureau of Identification Criminal History Record Information and Mental Health Information Consent Form (Form 544). A copy of each such form shall be attached to the above required employee list for inspection upon the valid request of a police officer of this State or of any political subdivision of this State, within their respective jurisdiction.\n(c) A licensee required to retain a signed form acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice must retain that record for no less than 3 years, after which the licensee may destroy that record. A licensee may not disclose, copy, or publish signed forms acknowledging receipt of a Firearm Responsibilities Notice except as required by law.\n(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an inspection by a judge, justice of the peace, police officer, constable, or other peace officer of this State must be reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time and may only be made pursuant to and in furtherance of an open criminal investigation or during the course of a criminal prosecution, pursuant to a valid warrant or subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or a valid investigative subpoena issued by the Attorney General.\n(e) A person desiring to engage in the business described in this chapter must maintain the confidentiality and secure custody of all records required by this section.","path":["Title 24. Professions and Occupations","CHAPTER 9. Deadly Weapons Dealers"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c009/index.html#904","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:28Z","sha256":"0b0e0fb79d4b2f58e7314e20add3088c51897c0b11c18e7785874b0abfe80b5c","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/24-del.-c.-904","next":"us-de/24-del.-c.-904a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}