# U.S.S.G. § 2K1.6: Licensee Recordkeeping Violations Involving Explosive Materials

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/USSG_S2K1.6

## Section

- **Citation:** U.S.S.G. § 2K1.6
- **Heading:** Licensee Recordkeeping Violations Involving Explosive Materials
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Guidelines
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** U.S. Sentencing Guidelines / Licensee Recordkeeping Violations Involving Explosive Materials

## Text

(a) Base Offense Level: 6

(b) Cross Reference (1) If a recordkeeping offense reflected an effort to conceal a substantive explosive materials offense, apply §2K1.3 (Unlawful Receipt, Possession, or Transportation of Explosives Materials; Prohibited Transactions Involving Explosive Materials). Commentary Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. § 842(f), (g). Background: The above-referenced provisions are recordkeeping offenses applicable only to “licensees,” who are defined at 18 U.S.C. § 841(m). Historical Note Effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 373). A former §2K1.6 (Shipping, Transporting, or Receiving Explosives with Felonious Intent or Knowledge; Using or Carrying Explosives in Certain Crimes), effective November 1, 1987, and amended effective November 1, 1989 (amendment 303) and November 1, 1990 (amendment 331), was deleted by consolidation with §2K1.3 effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 373).

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