§ 5-117.1. Handgun qualification license required to sell, rent, or transfer handguns
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-117.1
§ 5-117.1. Handgun qualification license required to sell, rent, or transfer handguns
(a) This section does not apply to:
(b) A dealer or any other person may not sell, rent, or transfer a handgun to a purchaser, lessee, or transferee unless the purchaser, lessee, or transferee presents to the dealer or other person a valid handgun qualification license issued to the purchaser, lessee, or transferee by the Secretary under this section.
(c) A person may purchase, rent, or receive a handgun only if the person:
(d) Subject to subsections (f) and (g) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a handgun qualification license to a person who the Secretary finds:
(e) An applicant for a handgun qualification license is not required to complete a firearms safety training course under subsection (d) of this section if the applicant:
(f)(1) In this subsection, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(7) If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Department of State Police Licensing Division a revised printed statement of the applicant's or licensee's State criminal history record.
(g) An applicant for a handgun qualification license shall submit to the Secretary:
(h)(1) Within 30 days after receiving a properly completed application, the Secretary shall issue to the applicant:
(i) A handgun qualification license issued under this section expires 10 years from the date of issuance.
(j)(1) The handgun qualification license may be renewed for successive periods of 10 years each if, at the time of an application for renewal, the applicant:
(k)(1) The Secretary may revoke a handgun qualification license issued or renewed under this section on a finding that the licensee no longer satisfies the qualifications set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(l)(1) A person whose original or renewal application for a handgun qualification license is denied or whose handgun qualification license is revoked, may submit a written request to the Secretary for a hearing within 30 days after the date the written notice of the denial or revocation was sent to the aggrieved person.
(m)(1) If an original or renewal handgun qualification license is lost or stolen, a person may submit a written request to the Secretary for a replacement license.
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Added by Acts 2013, c. 427, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-117.1, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-117.1
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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