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2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1004 - Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School

(a)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $300,000 for the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School in Baltimore City.
(b)    The funds required to be included in the annual budget bill under subsection (a) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School in Baltimore City.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1005 - Strategic Decision Support Centers

(a)    In this section, “strategic decision support center” means a facility that is equipped with technology and systems that function as intelligence centers for law enforcement and enable functions including data integration, the study of crime trends, and the development of predictive and technology–based approaches in detecting and investigating criminal activity.
(b)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 for Baltimore City to be used to support strategic decision support centers in the Eastern District and Western District of Baltimore City.
(c)    The funds required to be included in the annual budget bill under subsection (b) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for strategic decision support centers in the Eastern District and Western District of Baltimore City.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1007 - Criminal Apprehension and Suppression Initiative

(a)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $475,000 for Prince George’s County to be used by the Chief of Police for a criminal apprehension and suppression initiative focused on reducing violent crime.
(b)    The funds required to be included in the annual budget bill under subsection (a) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for a criminal apprehension and suppression initiative focused on reducing violent crime in Prince George’s County.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1008 - Requirements Related to Receipt of Funding

A local government or nonprofit entity that receives funding under this subtitle:
(1)    may use the funding only in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; and
(2)    shall comply with any data sharing and reporting requirements established by the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services under § 4–1009 of this subtitle as a condition of receiving funding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1009 - Outcome-Based Performance Measures

(a)    In this section, ‘‘Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(b)    The Executive Director shall establish outcome–based performance measures to track the performance of any activity or program supported by funds received under this subtitle.
(c)    (1)    On or before October 1, 2020, and every October 1 thereafter, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall place on its website in an easily accessible location a filterable data display showing all data collected under this subtitle pertaining to outcome–based performance measures under this section for the previous fiscal year.
(2)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall notify annually in writing the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, when the filterable data display has been updated under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3)    The Executive Director shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs › Section 4-1011 - Grants for Warrant Apprehension Efforts -- Administration and Use of Grants

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026 PER CHAPTER 174 OF 2022 //
(a)    In this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:
(1)    a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or
(2)    the office of the sheriff that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.
(b)    For fiscal years 2024 through 2026, each year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for local law enforcement agencies to be used as grants for warrant apprehension efforts.
(c)    (1)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall administer the grant funds in accordance with § 4–1008 of this subtitle.
(2)    Local law enforcement agencies may use the grant funds for the following purposes:
(i)    to reduce warrants in the agency’s jurisdiction;
(ii)    to increase coordination and cooperation between local law enforcement and State and federal agencies regarding outstanding warrants; and
(iii)    to reduce the number of outstanding warrants related to violent crimes.
(d)    The funds required to be included in the annual budget bill under subsection (b) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available to local law enforcement agencies for warrant apprehension efforts.
(e)    An eligible local law enforcement agency that receives a grant under subsection (b) of this section shall submit for each fiscal year the following to the Executive Director:
(1)    proof of the expenditure of the grant funds and the purposes for which the funds were expended;
(2)    total warrants in each county by type of warrant and related offense;
(3)    total number of warrants reduced and suspects apprehended, delineated by offense; and
(4)    any related outcome–based performance measures as required by § 4–1009 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 11 - Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund › Section 4-1101 - Definitions [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 of 2021 //
(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Eligible county” means:
(1)    a county that does not provide defendants with pretrial services; or
(2)    a county that does provide defendants with pretrial services, but seeks to improve the pretrial services to comply with § 4–1104 of this subtitle.
(c)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(d)    “Fund” means the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund.
(e)    “Pretrial risk scoring instrument validation” means an independent validation study of a pretrial risk scoring tool under § 5–103 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(f)    “Pretrial services program” means a program established in accordance with § 4–1104 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 11 - Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund › Section 4-1102 - Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 OF 2021 //
(a)    There is a Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund.
(b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to eligible counties to:
(1)    establish pretrial services programs;
(2)    improve existing pretrial services programs to comply with § 4–1104 of this subtitle; or
(3)    conduct pretrial risk scoring instrument validations in compliance with § 5–103 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.
(d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund in conjunction with the Executive Director.
(e)    The Fund consists of:
(1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(2)    interest earnings of the Fund; and
(3)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.
(f)    The Fund may be used only to provide grants to eligible counties to establish or improve pretrial services programs.
(g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
(h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
(i)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 11 - Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund › Section 4-1103 - Grants [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 OF 2021 //
(a)    The Executive Director shall:
(1)    establish procedures for eligible counties to apply for and receive grants from the Fund; and
(2)    solicit grant proposals from eligible counties.
(b)    An eligible county that applies for a grant from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with:
(1)    a description of how:
(i)    the proposed pretrial services program or proposed pretrial services program improvements will meet the requirements of § 4–1104 of this subtitle; or
(ii)    the pretrial services program for which the pretrial risk scoring instrument validation is proposed meets the requirements of § 4–1104 of this subtitle; and
(2)    any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary.
(c)    The Executive Director shall make grants from the Fund to eligible counties for the establishment or improvement of a pretrial services program in accordance with § 4–1104 of this subtitle.
(d)    An eligible county that receives a grant from the Fund shall submit to the Executive Director proof of the expenditure of the grant funds.
(e)    Money distributed under this subtitle shall be used to supplement and not supplant any other funding for the establishment or improvement of a pretrial services program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 11 - Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund › Section 4-1104 - Program Requirements [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 OF 2021 //
(a)    A pretrial services program established, improved, or for which a pretrial risk scoring instrument validation is conducted using a grant distributed in accordance with § 4–1103 of this subtitle shall:
(1)    use a validated, evidence–based, race–neutral risk scoring instrument that is consistent with the Maryland Rules to make recommendations to a judicial officer to determine whether a defendant:
(i)    is eligible for release:
1.    on personal recognizance; or
2.    with appropriate pretrial supervision; or
(ii)    should be held without bail;
(2)    apply best practices shown to be effective in other jurisdictions; and
(3)    incorporate multiple levels of supervision based on defendant risk scores with features that include:
(i)    cellular telephone reminders of a defendant’s hearing date;
(ii)    drug and alcohol testing;
(iii)    global positioning satellite monitoring, if applicable; and
(iv)    substance abuse, mental health, or mediation referrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county.
(b)    A pretrial services program that receives a grant under this subtitle may not charge a fee to any defendant for participation in the program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 12 - Baltimore Police Department Funds › Section 4-1201 - Reports on Funds

(a)    This subtitle applies only to each grant the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services makes to the Baltimore Police Department.
(b)    The purpose of this subtitle is to ensure that grants from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to the Baltimore Police Department for community policing efforts are used for that purpose.
(c)    (1)    In fiscal year 2019, the Baltimore Police Department shall prepare a half–year report on the expenditure of grants received from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(2)    In fiscal year 2020 and in each subsequent fiscal year, the Baltimore Police Department shall prepare an annual report on the expenditure of grants received from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(d)    The report required under subsection (c) of this section shall include:
(1)    the intended use of each grant from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to the Baltimore Police Department; and
(2)    the specific expenditures made by the Baltimore Police Department with any monetary grants received from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(e)    On or before December 31 each year, the Baltimore Police Department shall submit the report required under subsection (c) of this section to the Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 13 - Student Peer Mediation Program Fund › Section 4-1301 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(c)    “Fund” means the Student Peer Mediation Program Fund.
(d)    “Student peer mediation program” means a program that trains students in conflict resolution.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 13 - Student Peer Mediation Program Fund › Section 4-1302 - Student Peer Mediation Program Fund

(a)    There is a Student Peer Mediation Program Fund.
(b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide grant assistance to schools and community–based organizations in Baltimore City to establish student peer mediation programs to reduce juvenile violence.
(c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.
(d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller, in conjunction with the Executive Director, shall account for the Fund.
(e)    (1)    The Fund consists of:
(i)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(ii)    investment earnings of the Fund; and
(iii)    money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.
(2)    The Governor annually shall appropriate at least   $50,000 for the Fund.
(f)    The Fund may be used only to provide grant assistance to schools and community–based organizations in Baltimore City to establish student peer mediation programs to reduce juvenile violence.
(g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
(h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
(i)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 13 - Student Peer Mediation Program Fund › Section 4-1303 - Grants

(a)    (1)    The Executive Director shall establish procedures for schools and community–based organizations in Baltimore City to apply for grants from the Fund.
(2)    A school or a community–based organization that applies for a grant from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with:
(i)    a plan that details how the proposed program will train students in conflict resolution techniques; and
(ii)    any information the Executive Director deems necessary.
(b)    The Executive Director shall make grants from the Fund to schools and community–based organizations in Baltimore City.
(c)    Money disbursed from the Fund shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other funding that would otherwise be available to schools and community–based organizations in Baltimore City.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 14 - Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund › Section 4-1401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(c)    “Fund” means the Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund.
(d)    “Local law enforcement agency” means a police department of a county or municipality.
(e)    “Offender” has the meaning indicated in § 6–101 of the Correctional Services Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 14 - Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund › Section 4-1402 - Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund

(a)    There is a Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund.
(b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide grant assistance to local law enforcement agencies to  administer:
(1)    a diversion program under § 3–8A–10(m)(2) of the Courts Article; or
(2)    a youth engagement program or event in a high–crime area.
(c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.
(d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller, in conjunction with the Executive Director, shall account for the Fund.
(e)    (1)    The Fund consists of:
(i)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(ii)    investment earnings of the Fund; and
(iii)    money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.
(2)    For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $50,000 for the Fund.
(f)    The Fund may be used only to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies  for the purposes established under subsection (b) of this section.
(g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
(h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
(i)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 14 - Markell Hendricks Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund › Section 4-1403 - Grants

(a)    (1)    The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law enforcement agencies to apply for grants from the Fund.
(2)    A local law enforcement agency that applies for a grant from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with any information the Executive Director deems necessary.
(b)    The Executive Director shall make grants from the Fund to local law enforcement agencies with priority given to those jurisdictions with the highest number of offenders.
(c)    Money disbursed from the Fund shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other funding that would otherwise be available to local law enforcement agencies.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 15 - p.r.o.t.e.c.t. Program › Section 4-1501 - Program Established to Maximize State and Local Resources -- Warrant Apprehension Task Force Partnership in Baltimore City

(a)    The P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Public Resources Organizing to End Crime Together) Program is established to maximize the use of State, local, and community resources to combat neighborhood decline in the City of Baltimore and throughout the State, support comprehensive strategies to reduce crime and fear in those communities, and ensure that Baltimore Police Department sworn officers are utilized in direct public safety roles.
(b)    In this subtitle, “State law enforcement agencies” includes:
(1)    the Maryland State Police;
(2)    the Maryland Transportation Authority Police;
(3)    the Maryland Department of General Services Police; and
(4)    the Maryland Capitol Police.
(c)    The Department of State Police, the Division of Parole and Probation within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Department of Juvenile Services shall establish and operate a warrant apprehension task force partnership.
(d)    The Baltimore Police Department, the Department of Juvenile Services, and the Division of Parole and Probation shall establish and operate collaborative district officer supervision teams that provide intensive supervision, including increased home visits, of adult and juvenile violent offenders.
(e)    (1)    The State and Baltimore City may enter into a memorandum of understanding to give State law enforcement agencies and the Baltimore Police Department concurrent jurisdiction over I–83 and I–295 in Baltimore City.
(2)    A memorandum of understanding entered into under this subsection shall be reviewed annually and submitted, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the House Judiciary Committee, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee by December 31, 2020, and each December 31 thereafter.
(f)    (1)    The Baltimore Pretrial Complex shall be staffed by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(2)    Baltimore Police Department sworn officers may not be used to staff  the Baltimore  Pretrial Complex.
(g)    State law enforcement agencies, the Baltimore Police Department, the Department of Juvenile Services, and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services:
(1)    shall make diligent efforts to fully implement the requirements of this section as quickly as possible; and
(2)    may adopt regulations necessary to implement the requirements of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 15 - p.r.o.t.e.c.t. Program › Section 4-1502 - Coordinators Employed -- Duties

(a)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall:
(1)    select 10 high–crime micro–zones within the State; and
(2)    create, as a civilian position, an “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinator position for each high–crime micro–zone.
(b)    An “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinator shall reside in the jurisdiction in which the high–crime micro–zone is located.
(c)    An “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinator shall:
(1)    ensure utilization of all existing crime prevention programs and grants;
(2)    coordinate community and youth programs;
(3)    assist with community mobilization and activities to reclaim public space;
(4)    assist with rapid response to public nuisances; and
(5)    coordinate community engagement with the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the high–crime micro–zone.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 15 - p.r.o.t.e.c.t. Program › Section 4-1503 - Annual Funding

For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation:
(1)    sufficient to fully fund the requirements of § 4–1501 of this subtitle; and
(2)    of at least $500,000 in addition to the funding required under item (1) of this section to be used by the Governor’s Office of Crime  Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to hire and manage “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinators established under § 4–1502 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs › Subtitle 15 - p.r.o.t.e.c.t. Program › Section 4-1504 - Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly -- Items Included.

(a)    On or before December 31 annually, beginning in 2020, the Department of State Police, Baltimore City, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall each report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the progress made in implementing the requirements of this subtitle.
(b)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall include in the report required under subsection (a) of this section:
(1)    a description of the activities of each “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinator during the year; and
(2)    the results of any activities or projects completed during the year in each micro–zone established under § 4–1502 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-102 - Scope of Subtitle

This subtitle does not apply to:
(1)    the transfer or possession of a regulated firearm or detachable magazine:
(i)    for testing or experimentation authorized by the Secretary; and
(ii)    by a federally licensed gun manufacturer, dealer, or importer;
(2)    the sale, transfer, or possession of an antique firearm;
(3)    an unserviceable firearm sold, transferred, or possessed as a curio or museum piece;
(4)    law enforcement personnel of any unit of the federal government, members of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard, or law enforcement personnel of the State or any local agency in the State, while those personnel or members are acting within the scope of their official duties;
(5)    a regulated firearm modified to render it permanently inoperative;
(6)    purchases, sales, and transportation to or by a federally licensed gun manufacturer, dealer, or importer;
(7)    an organization that is required or authorized by federal law governing its specific business or activity to maintain firearms;
(8)    the receipt of a regulated firearm by inheritance, if the heir forwards to the Secretary a completed application to purchase or transfer that regulated firearm; or
(9)    a signal pistol or other visual distress signal that the United States Coast Guard approves as a marine safety device.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-103 - Effect of Subtitle

This subtitle does not affect:
(1)    a sale or transfer for bona fide resale of a regulated firearm in the ordinary course of business of a licensee; or
(2)    a sale, rental, transfer, or the use of a regulated firearm by a person authorized or required to do so as part of the person’s duties as a member of:
(i)    an official police force or other law enforcement agency;
(ii)    the armed forces of the United States, including all official reserve organizations; or
(iii)    the Maryland National Guard.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-106 - Dealer's License

(a)    A person must lawfully possess a dealer’s license issued by the Secretary before the person engages in the business of selling, renting, or transferring regulated firearms.
(b)    One dealer’s license is required for each place of business where regulated firearms are sold.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-107 - Application for Dealer's License

(a)    (1)    An applicant for a dealer’s license shall:
(i)    submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and
(ii)    pay to the Secretary an application fee of $50, payable to the Comptroller.
(2)    A refund or proration of the application fee is prohibited.
(b)    An application for a dealer’s license shall contain:
(1)    the applicant’s name, address, Social Security number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, eye and hair color, and signature;
(2)    a clear and recognizable photograph of the applicant, unless the photograph has been submitted with a prior year’s application;
(3)    a set of the applicant’s fingerprints, unless the fingerprints have been submitted with a prior year’s application; and
(4)    a statement by the applicant that the applicant:
(i)    is a citizen of the United States;
(ii)    is at least 21 years old;
(iii)    has never been convicted of a disqualifying crime;
(iv)    has never been convicted of a violation classified as a common law crime and received a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years;
(v)    is not a fugitive from justice;
(vi)    is not a habitual drunkard;
(vii)    is not addicted to a controlled dangerous substance or is not a habitual user; and
(viii)    has never spent more than 30 consecutive days in a medical institution for treatment of a mental disorder, unless a physician’s certificate issued within 30 days before the date of application is attached to the application, certifying that the applicant is capable of possessing a regulated firearm without undue danger to the applicant or to another.
(c)    Each application for a dealer’s license shall contain the following statement: “Any false information supplied or statement made in this application is a crime which may be punished by imprisonment for a period of not more than 3 years, or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.”.
(d)    If an applicant is a corporation, a corporate officer who is a resident of the State shall complete and execute the application.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-108 - Criminal History Records Check

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each applicant for a dealer’s license.
(c)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:
(1)    two complete sets of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2)    the fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(3)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(d)    In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history record information.
(e)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(1)    is confidential and may not be disseminated; and
(2)    shall be used only for the licensing purpose authorized by this section.
(f)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10-223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-110 - Disapproval of Dealer's License Application

(a)    The Secretary shall disapprove an application for a dealer’s license if:
(1)    the Secretary determines that the applicant supplied false information or made a false statement;
(2)    the Secretary determines that the application is not properly completed;
(3)    the Secretary receives a written notification from the applicant’s licensed attending physician that the applicant suffers from a mental disorder and is a danger to the applicant or to another; or
(4)    the Secretary determines that the applicant intends that a person who is not eligible to be issued a dealer’s license or whose dealer’s license has been revoked or suspended:
(i)    will participate in the management or operation of the business for which the license is sought; or
(ii)    holds a legal or equitable interest in the business for which the license is sought.
(b)    If the Secretary disapproves an application for a dealer’s license, the Secretary shall notify the applicant in writing of:
(1)    the disapproval of the application; and
(2)    the reason the application was denied.
(c)    A person whose application for a dealer’s license has been disapproved may not engage in the business of selling, renting, or transferring regulated firearms, unless the disapproval has been subsequently withdrawn by the Secretary or overruled by a court in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(d)    (1)    An applicant who is aggrieved because the Secretary has disapproved the application for a dealer’s license may appeal to the circuit court of the county where the applicant’s place of business is to be located.
(2)    The appeal must be filed not later than 30 days after the Secretary mails notification of disapproval to the applicant.
(3)    If the appeal is properly and timely filed, the court shall affirm or reverse the disapproval of the Secretary depending on whether the court finds that:
(i)    the applicant supplied false information or made a false statement; or
(ii)    the application was not properly completed.
(4)    The Secretary or the applicant may appeal the decision of the circuit court to the Court of Special Appeals.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-111 - Term of Dealer's License

(a)    Unless a dealer’s license is renewed for a 1-year term as provided in this section, a dealer’s license expires on the first June 30 after its effective date.
(b)    (1)    Before a dealer’s license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 1-year term, if the licensee:
(i)    is otherwise entitled to be licensed;
(ii)    pays to the Secretary a renewal fee of $25, payable to the Comptroller; and
(iii)    submits to the Secretary a renewal application on the form that the Secretary provides.
(2)    A refund or proration of the renewal fee is prohibited.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-112 - Nontransferability of Dealer's License; New Place of Business

(a)    A dealer’s license is not transferable.
(b)    Before moving a place of business, a licensee shall inform the Secretary and surrender the dealer’s license.
(c)    If a cause to revoke the dealer’s license does not exist, the Secretary shall issue a new dealer’s license without charge covering the new place of business for the rest of the term of the surrendered dealer’s license.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-113 - Display of Dealer's License

(a)    A licensee shall display conspicuously the dealer’s license and any other license required by law at the licensee’s place of business.
(b)    The dealer’s license shall identify the licensee and the location of the licensee’s place of business.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-114 - Suspensions and Revocations -- Grounds; Notice; Effect

(a)    (1)    The Secretary shall suspend a dealer’s license if the licensee:
(i)    is under indictment for a crime of violence;
(ii)    is arrested for a violation of this subtitle that prohibits the purchase or possession of a regulated firearm;
(iii)    is charged with a crime under Subtitle 7 of this title; or
(iv)    is found in violation of a second offense under § 5–145.1 of this subtitle.
(2)    (i)    The Secretary may suspend a dealer’s license if the licensee is not in compliance with the record keeping and reporting requirements of § 5–145 of this subtitle.
(ii)    The Secretary may lift a suspension under this paragraph after the licensee provides evidence that the record keeping violation has been corrected.
(b)    The Secretary shall revoke a dealer’s license if:
(1)    it is discovered that false information has been supplied or false statements have been made in an application required by this subtitle; or
(2)    the licensee:
(i)    is convicted of a disqualifying crime;
(ii)    is convicted of a violation classified as a common law crime and receives a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years;
(iii)    is a fugitive from justice;
(iv)    is a habitual drunkard;
(v)    is addicted to a controlled dangerous substance or is a habitual user;
(vi)    has spent more than 30 consecutive days in a medical institution for treatment of a mental disorder, unless the licensee produces a physician’s certificate, issued after the last institutionalization and certifying that the licensee is capable of possessing a regulated firearm without undue danger to the licensee or to another;
(vii)    has knowingly or willfully manufactured, offered to sell, or sold a handgun not on the handgun roster in violation of § 5–406 of this title;
(viii)    has knowingly or willfully participated in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm;
(ix)    is convicted of a crime under Subtitle 7 of this title; or
(x)    is found in violation of a third or subsequent offense under § 5–145.1 of this subtitle.
(c)    If the Secretary suspends or revokes a dealer’s license, the Secretary shall notify the licensee in writing of the suspension or revocation.
(d)    A person whose dealer’s license is suspended or revoked may not engage in the business of selling, renting, or transferring regulated firearms, unless the suspension or revocation has been subsequently withdrawn by the Secretary or overruled by a court in accordance with § 5–116 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-115 - Suspensions and Revocations -- Hearings

(a)    (1)    A person whose dealer’s license is suspended or revoked or who is fined for a violation of this subtitle and who is aggrieved by the action of the Secretary may request a hearing by writing to the Secretary within 30 days after the Secretary forwards notice to the applicant under § 5–114(c) of this subtitle.
(2)    The Secretary shall grant the hearing within 15 days after receiving the request.
(b)    The hearing shall be held in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-120 - Copies of Firearm Application; Fees

(a)    (1)    On receipt of a firearm application, a licensee or designated law enforcement agency shall promptly forward one copy of it to the Secretary by electronic means approved by the Secretary.
(2)    The copy of the firearm application forwarded to the Secretary shall contain the name, address, and signature of the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor.
(b)    (1)    The prospective seller, lessor, or transferor shall keep one copy of the firearm application for not less than 3 years.
(2)    The firearm applicant is entitled to a copy of the firearm application.
(c)    The licensee or designated law enforcement agency shall forward the $10 application fee with the firearm application to the Secretary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-121 - Investigation of Firearm Applicant

(a)    On receipt of a firearm application, the Secretary shall conduct an investigation promptly to determine the truth or falsity of the information supplied and statements made in the firearm application.
(b)    In conducting an investigation under this subsection, the Secretary may request the assistance of the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, the chief of police in any county maintaining a police force, or the sheriff in a county not maintaining a police force.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-122 - Disapproval of Firearm Application

(a)    The Secretary shall disapprove a firearm application if:
(1)    the Secretary determines that the firearm applicant supplied false information or made a false statement;
(2)    the Secretary determines that the firearm application is not properly completed; or
(3)    the Secretary receives written notification from the firearm applicant’s licensed attending physician that the firearm applicant suffers from a mental disorder and is a danger to the firearm applicant or to another.
(b)    (1)    If the Secretary disapproves a firearm application, the Secretary shall notify the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor in writing of the disapproval within 7 days after the date that the executed firearm application is forwarded to the Secretary by certified mail or facsimile machine.
(2)    After notifying the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee in writing of the disapproval.
(3)    The date when the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor forwards the executed firearm application to the Secretary by certified mail or by facsimile machine is the first day of the 7-day period allowed for notice of disapproval to the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-123 - Time for Licensee to Complete Transactions

(a)    A licensee may not sell, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm until after 7 days following the time a firearm application is executed by the firearm applicant, in triplicate, and the original is forwarded by the prospective seller or transferor to the Secretary.
(b)    A licensee shall complete the sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm within 90 days after the firearm application was stamped by the Secretary as not being disapproved.
(c)    (1)    If the sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm is not completed within 90 days after the firearm application was stamped by the Secretary as not being disapproved, a licensee shall return the firearm application to the Secretary within 7 days.
(2)    The Secretary shall void a firearm application returned under paragraph (1) of this subsection as an incomplete sale, rental, or transfer.
(d)    (1)    (i)    A licensee who sells, rents, or transfers a regulated firearm in compliance with this subtitle shall forward a copy of the written notification of the completed transaction to the Secretary within 7 days after delivery of the regulated firearm.
(ii)    The notification shall contain an identifying description of the regulated firearm, including its caliber, make, model, any manufacturer’s serial number, and any other special or peculiar characteristic or marking by which the regulated firearm may be identified.
(2)    The Secretary shall maintain a permanent record of all notifications received of completed sales, rentals, and transfers of regulated firearms in the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-124 - Secondary Transactions

(a)    (1)    A person who is not a licensee may not sell, rent, transfer, or purchase a regulated firearm until after 7 days following the time a firearm application is executed by the firearm applicant, in triplicate, and the original is forwarded by a licensee to the Secretary.
(2)    As an alternative to completing a secondary sale of a regulated firearm through a licensee, a prospective seller, lessor, or transferor and a prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee may complete the transaction through a designated law enforcement agency.
(b)    A firearm applicant for a secondary sale of a regulated firearm through a licensee shall pay to the licensee a processing fee not exceeding $20.
(c)    A person shall complete the sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm within 90 days after the firearm application was stamped by the Secretary as not being disapproved.
(d)    (1)    If the sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm is not completed within 90 days after the firearm application was stamped by the Secretary as not being disapproved, a person shall return the firearm application to the Secretary within 7 days.
(2)    The Secretary shall void a firearm application returned under paragraph (1) of this subsection as an incomplete sale, rental, or transfer.
(e)    (1)    (i)    A person who sells, rents, or transfers a regulated firearm in compliance with this subtitle shall forward a copy of the written notification of the completed transaction to the Secretary within 7 days after delivery of the regulated firearm.
(ii)    The notification shall contain an identifying description of the regulated firearm, including its caliber, make, model, any manufacturer’s serial number, and any other special or peculiar characteristic or marking by which the regulated firearm may be identified.
(2)    The Secretary shall maintain a permanent record of all notifications received of completed sales, rentals, and transfers of regulated firearms in the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-125 - Approved, on Hold, and Disapproved Applications

(a)    An approved firearm application is valid only for the purchase, rental, or transfer of the regulated firearm listed in the firearm application.
(b)    A licensee or other person may not sell, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm to a firearm applicant whose firearm application is placed on hold because of an open disposition of criminal proceedings against the firearm applicant or disapproved, unless the hold or disapproval has been subsequently withdrawn by the Secretary or overruled by a court in accordance with § 5-127 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 5 - Firearms › Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms › Section 5-126 - Hearings

(a)    (1)    A firearm applicant who is aggrieved by the action of the Secretary may request a hearing by writing to the Secretary within 30 days after the Secretary forwards notice to the firearm applicant under § 5-122 of this subtitle.
(2)    The Secretary shall grant the hearing within 15 days after receiving the request.
(b)    The hearing shall be held in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
(c)    The hearing shall be held in the county of the legal residence of the firearm applicant.