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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part 2A – Firearms — Reporting Theft or Loss">
  <section prefix="§" num="59-17" heading="“Firearm” defined.">
    <text>In this Part 2A, “firearm” includes any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or other firearm.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-065</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="59-18" heading="Reporting required.">
    <text>If a firearm is lost or stolen, the person who owned the firearm shall report the theft or loss to the Baltimore Police Department.  The report shall be made within 48 hours after the theft or loss is first discovered.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-065</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="59-19" heading="Entry to NCIC Database.">
    <text>On receipt of a report of a stolen or lost firearm, the Baltimore Police Department shall enter into the National Crime Information Center Database the following information, to the extent known:</text>
    <para num="(1)">the firearm’s caliber, make, model, manufacturer, and serial number; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">any other distinguishing number or identification mark on the firearm.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-065</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="59-20" reserved="true" />
  <section prefix="§" num="59-20A" heading="Enforcement by citation.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement procedure, &lt;cite data-path="|19|§59-18"&gt;§ 59-18 of this Part 2&lt;/cite&gt;A may be enforced by issuance of a civil citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 41 {“Civil Citations”}.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Process not exclusive.">The issuance of a civil citation to enforce &lt;cite data-path="|19|§59-18"&gt;§ 59-18 of this Part 2&lt;/cite&gt;A does not preclude pursuing any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement action authorized by law.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-065</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="59-20B" heading="Criminal penalties.">
    <text>Any person who violates &lt;cite data-path="|19|§59-18"&gt;§ 59-18 of this Part 2&lt;/cite&gt;A is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to the following penalties:</text>
    <para num="(1)">for a 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; offense, a fine of not more than $500; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">for any subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $750 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both fine and imprisonment.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-065</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
