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§ 5-622. Firearm crimes

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: March 27, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances and Paraphernalia (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Related and Derivative Crimes
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-622
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 291A
§ 5-622. Firearm crimes
Currentness
“Firearm” defined
(a) In this section, “firearm” includes:
(1) a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, and short-barreled rifle, as those words are defined in § 4-201 of this article;
(2) a machine gun, as defined in § 4-401 of this article; and
(3) a regulated firearm, as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.
Prohibited
(b) A person may not possess, own, carry, or transport a firearm if that person has been convicted of:
(1) a felony under this title;
(2) a crime under the laws of another state or of the United States that would be a felony under this title if committed in this State;
(3) conspiracy to commit a crime referred to in items (1) and (2) of this subsection; or
(4) an attempt to commit a crime referred to in items (1) and (2) of this subsection.
Penalty
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 17, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.
Formerly Art. 27, § 291A.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-622, MD CRIM LAW § 5-622
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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