Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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Back in January I reported that the Virginia Attorney General was playing politics with concealed carry reciprocity. At that time, the VA AG made it clear he would rescind Virginia’s recognition of 25 States’ CWPs. Unfortunately South Carolina’s CWP was one of those that would not be recognized. As expected, this announcement sent the Republican Read More …
Schedule A, Schedule of Assets, Assignment Sheet. This document goes by many names, but what is it? Colloquially, it is most commonly referred to as “Schedule A” and basically lists what is owned by a trust. The Schedule of Assets, often abbreviated as “Schedule A”, is a list of all property owned by a trust. Read More …
Those of you who followed ATF 41F from the time it was ATF 41P know about the two year window. Generally, this is a provision that allows the applicant to certify there has been no change in the entity since a prior approval in lieu of submitting required documents. But what does this really mean? The Read More …
ATF 41F, the final implementation of ATF 41P, has raised many issues. None of them are more confusing or more important than who is a ‘Responsible Person’. The exact meaning of this term, or more importantly who is included, decides just how much paperwork a trust must submit for a transfer. The Definition For starters, Read More …
The new requirements under ATF-41F changes the old CLEO certification to a CLEO notification, and extends this to trusts and other entities. So what will happen with that notification? In theory, the CLEO will be under no requirement to investigate the trust or “responsible person.” But they can alert the ATF to a legal prohibition against Read More …