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Legal Information: Northern Mariana Islands

State Gun Laws

I have a temporary or final order of protection against the abuser. Can s/he have a gun?

In the CNMI, a judge can order an abuser’s weapons to be taken away from him/her in a temporary or final order of protection.1 Go to What protections can I get in an order of protection? to see the complete list of possible protections.

In addition, an abuser cannot get a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID) while you have an active order of protection against him/her. If the abuser already has one when you get the order of protection, s/he will have 24 hours to surrender the FOID and all of his/her firearms to the Department of Public Safety. If s/he fails to do so, s/he can be arrested.2 To learn more about the FOID and its requirements, go to I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that illegal in the CNMI?

1 8 CMC § 1916(b), (c)
2 6 CMC §§ 10610; 10614

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