571.060 Unlawful transfer of weapons, penalty.

571.060. Unlawful transfer of weapons, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of weapons if he: (1) Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who, under the provisions of section 571.070 , is not lawfully entitled to possess such; (2) Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a blackjack to a person less than eighteen years old without the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian, or recklessly, as defined in section 562.016 , sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers any firearm to a person less than eighteen years old without the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian; provided, that this does not prohibit the delivery of such weapons to any peace officer or member of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing his official duty; or (3) Recklessly, as defined in section 562.016 , sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to a person who is intoxicated. 2. Unlawful transfer of weapons under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a class E felony; unlawful transfer of weapons under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor. (L. 1981 H.B. 296, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332) Effective 1-01-17