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RULE 6-502. AFFIDAVIT OF ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS RELATED TO FIREA...

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 6. Settlement of Decedents' Estates
Chapter 500. Miscellaneous Provisions
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Rules, Rule 6-502
RULE 6-502. AFFIDAVIT OF ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS RELATED TO FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES
Currentness
(a) Generally. The personal representative shall file with the register of wills a verified affidavit of compliance with federal, State, and local laws regarding the disposition of firearms, ammunition, and destructive devices. The verified affidavit shall be filed at the time of the filing of:
(1) a Schedule B in a small estate that reports the ownership of any firearm, ammunition, or destructive device by the decedent;
(2) a final report in a modified administration that reports the ownership of any firearm, ammunition, or destructive device by the decedent; or
(3) an account that reports the disposition, or proposed disposition, of any firearm, ammunition, or destructive device.
Cross reference: For a definition of firearm, see Code, Criminal Law Article, § 4-208 and Code, Public Safety Article, § 5-101; for a definition of ammunition, see Code, Criminal Law Article, § 4-110 and Code, Public Safety Article, § 5-133.1; and for a definition of destructive device, see Code, Criminal Law Article, § 4-501.
(b) Form of Affidavit. An affidavit of attempt to comply with federal, State, and local laws related to firearms, ammunition, and destructive devices shall be substantially in the form posted on the Register of Wills forms website.
Source: This Rule is new.

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[Adopted April 21, 2023, eff. July 1, 2023.]
MD Rules, Rule 6-502, MD R DEC EST Rule 6-502
Current with amendments received through May 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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