27 C.F.R. § 479.62

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(a) General. No person shall make a firearm unless the person has filed with the Director a completed application on ATF Form 1 (5320.1), Application to Make and Register a Firearm, in duplicate, executed under the penalties of perjury, to make and register the firearm and has received the approval of the Director to make the firearm, which approval shall effectuate registration of the firearm to the applicant. If the applicant is not a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer qualified under this part and is a partnership, company (including a Limited Liability Company (LLC)), association, trust, or corporation, all information on the Form 1 application shall be furnished for each responsible person of the applicant

(b) Preparation of ATF Form 1. All of the information called for on Form 1 shall be provided, including:

(1) Type of application, i.e., tax-paid or tax-exempt. If making the firearm is taxable, the applicant must remit $200 with the application for a machine gun or destructive device, or $0 for all other firearms, in accordance with the instructions on the form;

(2) The identity of the applicant. If an individual, the applicant shall provide the applicant's name, address, and date of birth, and also comply with the identification requirements prescribed in § 479.63(a). If other than an individual, the applicant shall provide its name, address, and employer identification number, if any, as well as the name and address of each responsible person. Each responsible person of the applicant also shall comply with the identification requirements prescribed in § 479.63(b);

(3) A description of the firearm to be made by type; caliber, gauge, or size; model; length of barrel; serial number; other marks of identification; and the name and address of the original manufacturer (if the applicant is not the original manufacturer);

(4) The applicant's Federal firearms license number (if any);

(5) The applicant's special (occupational) tax stamp (if applicable); and

(6) If the applicant (including, if other than an individual, any responsible person) is an alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa, applicable documentation demonstrating that the nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception to 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B) under 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2), or has obtained a waiver of that provision under 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3).

(c) Notification of chief law enforcement officer. Prior to the submission of the application to the Director, all applicants and responsible persons shall forward a completed copy of Form 1 or a completed copy of Form 5320.23, respectively, to the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in which the applicant or responsible person is located. The chief law enforcement officer is the local chief of police, county sheriff, head of the State police, or State or local district attorney or prosecutor. If the applicant is not a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer qualified under this part and is a partnership, company, association, or corporation, for purposes of this section, it is considered located at its principal office or principal place of business; if a trust, for purposes of this section, it is considered located at the primary location at which the firearm will be maintained.

(d) Approval of Form 1. If the application is approved, the Director will affix a National Firearms Act stamp to the original application in the space provided therefor and properly cancel the stamp (see § 479.67). The approved application will then be returned to the applicant.

[ATF-41F, 81 FR 2721, Jan. 15, 2016, as amended by ATF 2025R-45F, 91 FR 25118, May 8, 2026]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: Clark v. Restaino (D. Idaho 2022).
Clark v. Restaino (D. Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “27 C.F.R. § 479.62 (d). If the Director disapproves the application, the form and the $200 fee are returned to the applicant.”
United States v. Hatchet Speed (4th Cir. 2026). · cites it 2× “§ 5822 ; 27 C.F.R. § 479.62 (a)–(b). Form 1 requires length; (5) any other weapon, as defined in subsection (e); (6) a machinegun; (7) any silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code); and (8) a destructive device.”
Kaszycki v. United States of Am. (W.D. Wash. 2020). “§§ 5811 , 5812, 5821, 5822; 27 C.F.R. §§ 479.62 , 479.84. ATF must disapprove the 4 application “if the transfer, receipt, or possession of the firearm would place the transferee in 5 violation of law.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “1213 , 1235–36; 27 C.F.R. § 479.62 ; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5821–22.”
State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle (Minn. 2025). “1213 , 1235–36; 27 C.F.R. § 479.62 ; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5821–22.”
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Logan Hunter Vagle, Appellant (Minn. 2025). “1213 , 1235–36; 27 C.F.R. § 479.62 ; 26 U.S.C. §§ 5821–22.”
Lawrence L. Huver, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2009). “” 27 C.F.R. § 479.62 (2008); 27 C.F.R. § 179.”
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