Latvia. 2019 ‘Sections 60-61.’ Law on the Handling of Weapons; Sections 60-61. Riga: Latvia. 10 April

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Section 60. Possession, Carrying, and Transportation of a Deactivated Weapon

In Latvia, persons have the following rights:

1) to possess and transport a deactivated high-energy pneumatic weapon if they have a statement or certification from the State Police that such weapon has been deactivated;

2) to possess and transport firearms which have been deactivated until 8 April 2016 if they have a statement from the State Police on the deactivation of the relevant firearm;

3) to carry short firearms which have been deactivated until 8 April 2016 if they have a statement from the State Police on the deactivation of the relevant firearm;

4) to possess and transport deactivated firearms which have been registered with the State Police if they have a certification from the State Police or a certification from the competent authority of another European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area that the firearm has been deactivated in accordance with Regulation 2015/2403;

5) to carry deactivated short firearms which have been registered with the State Police if they have a certification from the State Police or a certification from the competent authority of another European Union Member State or country of the European Economic Area that the firearm has been deactivated in accordance with Regulation 2015/2403.

Section 61. Inheriting of a Deactivated Weapon

(1) Inherited firearms which have been deactivated in accordance with Regulation 2015/2403 shall be registered with the State Police within five working days after receipt of the inheritance.

(2) If the heir to a deactivated weapon does not wish or cannot accept a deactivated weapon, the State Police shall, upon his or her submission, re-register it to another person or destroy it.

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