§ 925A. — Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC925A]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 44--FIREARMS
Sec. 925A. Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
Any person denied a firearm pursuant to subsection (s) or (t) of
section 922--
(1) due to the provision of erroneous information relating to
the person by any State or political subdivision thereof, or by the
national instant criminal background check system established under
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; or
(2) who was not prohibited from receipt of a firearm pursuant to
subsection (g) or (n) of section 922,
may bring an action against the State or political subdivision
responsible for providing the erroneous information, or responsible for
denying the transfer, or against the United States, as the case may be,
for an order directing that the erroneous information be corrected or
that the transfer be approved, as the case may be. In any action under
this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing
party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.
(Added Pub. L. 103-159, title I, Sec. 104(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1543.)
References in Text
Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, referred
to in par. (1), is section 103 of Pub. L. 103-159, which is set out as a
note under section 922 of this title.
