27 CFR § 478.143 - Relief from disabilities incurred by indictment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s478.143"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 478.143 - Relief from disabilities incurred by indictment."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "478.143"
section_name: "Relief from disabilities incurred by indictment."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION"
part_number: "478"
part_name: "COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552(a); 18 U.S.C. 847, 921-931; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h)."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 18555, Dec. 14, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-487, 68 FR 3750, Jan. 24, 2003."
cfr_part: "478"
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# 478.143 Relief from disabilities incurred by indictment.

A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector who is indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year may, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, continue operations pursuant to his existing license during the term of such indictment and until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final: *Provided,* That if the term of the license expires during the period between the date of the indictment and the date the conviction thereunder becomes final, such importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector must file a timely application for the renewal of his license in order to continue operations. Such application shall show that the applicant is under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.