Section 5-143 – Registration Requirements for Persons Moving Into State
(a) (1) A person who moves into the State with the intent of becoming a resident shall register all regulated firearms with the Secretary within 90 days after establishing residency. (2) The Secretary shall prepare and, on request of an applicant, provide an application form for registration under this section. (b) An application for registration under this section shall […]
Section 5-144 – Knowing Participation in Violation of Subtitle
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a dealer or other person may not: (1) knowingly participate in the illegal sale, rental, transfer, purchase, possession, or receipt of a regulated firearm in violation of this subtitle; or (2) knowingly violate § 5–142 of this subtitle. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and […]
Section 5-145 – Record Keeping Duties of Licensed Dealers
(a) (1) A licensed dealer shall keep records of all receipts, sales, and other dispositions of firearms affected in connection with the licensed dealer’s business. (2) The Secretary shall adopt regulations specifying: (i) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the information that the records shall contain; (ii) the time period for which the records are to be kept; and […]
Section 5-146 – Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearms
(a) A dealer or any other person who sells or transfers a regulated firearm shall notify the purchaser or recipient of the regulated firearm at the time of purchase or transfer that the purchaser or recipient is required to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency as required under subsection […]
Section 5-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Dealer’s license” means a federal firearms license. (c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, a parent, a stepparent, a grandparent, a stepgrandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a sibling, a stepsibling, a child, a stepchild, a grandchild, a stepgrandchild, a niece, or a nephew, as related by […]
Section 5-202 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun that is: (1) an antique firearm as defined in § 4-201 of the Criminal Law Article; (2) a device designed or redesigned for use other than as a weapon; (3) a device designed or redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar […]
Section 5-203 – Possession of Short-Barreled Rifle or Short-Barreled Shotgun
(a) A person may not possess a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun unless: (1) the person, while on official business is: (i) a member of the law enforcement personnel of the federal government, the State, or a political subdivision of the State; (ii) a member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard while on […]
Section 5-204 – Purchasers of Rifles or Shotguns
(a) In this section, “adjacent state” means Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia. (b) If a resident of this State is eligible to purchase a rifle or shotgun under the laws of an adjacent state, the resident may purchase a rifle or shotgun from a federally licensed gun dealer in the adjacent state. (c) If a resident of […]
Section 5-204.1 – Restrictions on Sale, Rental, or Transfer of Rifle or Shotgun — Facilitation by Licensee — Fees — No Civil Liability
(a) This section does not apply to: (1) a sale, rental, or transfer: (i) involving a licensee or a federally licensed gun manufacturer, dealer, or importer; (ii) between immediate family members; (iii) involving law enforcement personnel of any unit of the federal government, a member of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the National Guard, or […]
Section 5-205 – Disqualification for Possession
(a) This subtitle does not apply to a rifle or shotgun that is an antique firearm as defined in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article. (b) A person may not possess a rifle or shotgun if the person: (1) has been convicted of a disqualifying crime as defined in § 5–101 of this title; (2) has been convicted […]