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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Public Safety » Title 5 - Firearms » Subtitle 4 - Handgun Roster » Section 5-406 – Manufacture or Sale of Handguns

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in § 5-402 of this subtitle, a person may not manufacture for distribution or sale a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster in the State.

        (2)    A person may not sell or offer for sale in the State a handgun manufactured after January 1, 1985, that is not included on the handgun roster.

        (3)    A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a handgun on which the manufacturer’s identification mark or number is obliterated, removed, changed, or otherwise altered.

    (b)    The Secretary may seek an order from a circuit court to permanently or temporarily enjoin the willful and continuous manufacture, sale, or offer for sale, in violation of this section, of a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster.

    (c)    (1)    A person who manufactures a handgun for distribution or sale in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each violation.

        (2)    A person who sells or offers to sell a handgun in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 for each violation.

        (3)    For purposes of this subsection, each handgun manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this subsection is a separate violation.