§ 5-134. Restrictions on sale, rental, or transfer of regulated firearms
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-134
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 441; MD CODE Art. 27, § 445; MD CODE Art. 27, § 449
§ 5-134. Restrictions on sale, rental, or transfer of regulated firearms
(a) This section supersedes any restriction that a local jurisdiction in the State imposes on the transfer by a private party of a regulated firearm, and the State preempts the right of any local jurisdiction to regulate the transfer of a regulated firearm.
(b) A dealer or other person may not sell, rent, loan, or transfer a regulated firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee who the dealer or other person knows or has reasonable cause to believe:
(8) suffers from a mental disorder as defined in § 10-101(i)(2) of the Health--General Article, and has a history of violent behavior against the purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee or another, unless the purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee possesses a physician's certificate that the recipient is capable of possessing a regulated firearm without undue danger to the purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee or to another;
(9) has been confined for more than 30 consecutive days to a facility as defined in § 10-101 of the Health--General Article, unless the purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee possesses a physician's certificate that the recipient is capable of possessing a regulated firearm without undue danger to the purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee or to another;
(14) subject to subsection (c) of this section for a transaction under this subsection that is made on or after January 1, 2002, has not completed a certified firearms safety training course conducted free of charge by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or that meets standards established by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under § 3-207 of this article; or
(c) A person is not required to complete a certified firearms safety training course under subsection (b)(14) of this section if the person:
(d)(1) A person may not sell, rent, or transfer:
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 45, § 1, eff. April 8, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 458, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-134, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-134
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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