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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 60-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="60-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Convicted.">“Convicted” means:<para num="(1)">having been found guilty of a gun offense by a jury or judicial officer;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a gun offense;</para>
      <para num="(3)">having been granted a probation before judgment after a finding of guilt for a gun offense, if the court orders compliance with this subtitle as a condition of probation; or</para>
      <para num="(4)">having been found not criminally responsible for a gun offense.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Correctional facility.">“Correctional facility” means a facility that is operated for the purpose of detaining or confining adults who are charged with or found guilty of a crime.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Gun offender.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Gun offender” means any person who is convicted of a gun offense in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City or the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Gun offender” does not include a person:<para num="(i)">whose conviction for a gun offense has been reversed on appeal or otherwise set aside pursuant to law; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">who has been pardoned by the Governor.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Gun offense.">“Gun offense” means:<para num="(1)">a violation of any of the following sections of the State Criminal Law Article:<para num="(i)">§ 4-203 {Wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun};</para>
        <para num="(ii)">§ 4-204 {Use of a handgun or antique firearm in commission of a crime};</para>
        <para num="(iii)">§ 4-303 {Assault [pistols] weapons – Prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(iv)">§ 4-305 {Detachable magazines – Prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(v)">§ 4-305.1 {Rapid fire trigger activators – Prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(vi)">§ 4-404 {Use of a machine gun in a crime of violence};</para>
        <para num="(vii)">§ 4-405 {Use of a machine gun for an aggressive purpose};</para>
        <para num="(viii)">§ 5-621 {Crimes involving controlled dangerous substances and paraphernalia – Use of a weapon as separate crime}; or</para>
        <para num="(ix)">§ 5-622 {Firearm crimes}; or</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">a violation of any of the following sections of the State Public Safety Article:<para num="(i)">§ 5-106 {License required to engage in the business of selling, renting, or transferring regulated firearms};</para>
        <para num="(ii)">§ 5-123 {Dealer – Sale, rent, or transfer of a regulated firearm prior to the expiration of 7-day waiting period};</para>
        <para num="(iii)">§ 5-124(a) {Non-dealer – Sale, rent, or transfer of a regulated firearm prior to the expiration of 7-day waiting period};</para>
        <para num="(iv)">§ 5-125(b) {Sale, rent, or transfer of a regulated firearm to a firearm applicant whose firearm application is placed on hold};</para>
        <para num="(v)">§ 5-132(c)(1) {Dealer – sale, offer for sale, rent, or transfer a handgun manufactured on or before December 31, 2002, without an external safety lock};</para>
        <para num="(vi)">§ 5-133(b) {Possession of a regulated firearm prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(vii)">§ 5-133(c) {Restrictions on possession of regulated firearms – Penalty for possession by a person convicted of crime of violence};</para>
        <para num="(viii)">§ 5-133(d) {Possession of regulated firearms by a person under age of 21 years prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(ix)">§ 5-134 {Sale, rent, or transfer of a regulated firearm to a restricted individual};</para>
        <para num="(x)">§ 5-136 {Straw purchase of a regulated firearm};</para>
        <para num="(xi)">§ 5-138 {Sale, transfer, or disposal of a stolen regulated firearm prohibited};</para>
        <para num="(xii)">§ 5-140 {Transporting a regulated firearm for unlawful sale or trafficking};</para>
        <para num="(xiii)">§ 5-141 {Knowing participation in straw purchase};</para>
        <para num="(xiv)">§ 5-142 {Removal or alteration of identification mark or number on firearm};</para>
        <para num="(xv)">§ 5-144 {Knowing participation in any violation of Title 1, Subtitle 5 of the State Public Safety Article}</para>
        <para num="(xvi)">§ 5-203 {Possession of a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun};</para>
        <para num="(xvii)">§ 5-205 {Possession of a rifle or shotgun by a person with mental disorder};</para>
        <para num="(xviii)">§ 5-206 {Person convicted of crimes of violence prohibited from possessing a rifle or shotgun}; or</para>
        <para num="(xix)">§ 5-406 {Manufacture or sale of handguns}; or</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">a violation of any of the following sections of this City Code &lt;cite data-path="|19"&gt;Article 19 {“Police Ordinances”}&lt;/cite&gt;:<para num="(i)">§ 59-1 {Carrying long-barrel firearms}; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">§ 59-2 {Discharging firearms}.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Police Commissioner.">“Police Commissioner” means the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City or his or her designee.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-506</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-168</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 20-339</annotation>
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</baltimore-city-law>
