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§ 5-144. Knowing participation in violation of subtitle

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Firearms (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Regulated Firearms (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-144
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 449
§ 5-144. Knowing participation in violation of subtitle
Currentness
Prohibited
(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.
Penalty
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Separate crime
(c) Each violation of this section is a separate crime.

Credits

Added as Public Safety § 5-143 by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 164, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 165, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 343, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011. Renumbered as Public Safety § 5-144 by Acts 2013, c. 427, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-144, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-144
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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