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§ 5-107. Application for dealer's license required

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Firearms (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Regulated Firearms (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-107
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 443
§ 5-107. Application for dealer's license required
Currentness
In general
(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.
Required information
(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.
Required warning
(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.”.
Application of corporation
(d) If an applicant is a corporation, a corporate officer who is a resident of the State shall complete and execute the application.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-107, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-107
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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