<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-101" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Nunchaku” means a device constructed of two pieces of any substance, including wood, metal, or plastic, connected by any chain, rope, leather, or other flexible material not exceeding 24 inches in length.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>“Pepper mace” means an aerosol propelled combination of highly disabling irritant pepper-based products.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Pepper mace” is also known as oleoresin capsicum (o.c.) spray.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Star knife” means a device used as a throwing weapon, consisting of several sharp or pointed blades arrayed as radially disposed arms about a central disk.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>“Weapon” includes a dirk knife, bowie knife, switchblade knife, star knife, sandclub, metal knuckles, razor, and nunchaku.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Weapon” does not include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a handgun; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a penknife without a switchblade.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not prohibit the following individuals from carrying a weapon:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an officer of the State, or of any county or municipal corporation of the State, who is entitled or required to carry the weapon as part of the officer’s official equipment, or by any conservator of the peace, who is entitled or required to carry the weapon as part of the conservator’s official equipment, or by any officer or conservator of the peace of another state who is temporarily in this State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a special agent of a railroad;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a holder of a permit to carry a handgun issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an individual who carries the weapon as a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger, subject to the right of the court in an action arising under this section to judge the reasonableness of the carrying of the weapon, and the proper occasion for carrying it, under the evidence in the case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not wear or carry a dangerous weapon of any kind concealed on or about the person.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not wear or carry a dangerous weapon, chemical mace, pepper mace, or a tear gas device openly with the intent or purpose of injuring an individual in an unlawful manner.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>This paragraph applies in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Caroline County, Cecil County, Harford County, Kent County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, St. Mary’s County, Talbot County, Washington County, and Worcester County.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A minor may not carry a dangerous weapon between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, whether concealed or not, except while:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on a bona fide hunting trip; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>engaged in or on the way to or returning from a bona fide trap shoot, sport shooting event, or any organized civic or military activity.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a person convicted under subsection (c)(1) or (2) of this section, if it appears from the evidence that the weapon was carried, concealed or openly, with the deliberate purpose of injuring or killing another, the court shall impose the highest sentence of imprisonment prescribed.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-102" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a law enforcement officer in the regular course of the officer’s duty;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an off–duty law enforcement officer or a person who has retired as a law enforcement officer in good standing from a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State, or a local unit in the State who is a parent, guardian, or visitor of a student attending a school located on the public school property, provided that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the officer or retired officer is displaying the officer’s or retired officer’s badge or credential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the weapon carried or possessed by the officer or retired officer is concealed; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the officer or retired officer is authorized to carry a concealed handgun in the State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a person hired by a county board of education specifically for the purpose of guarding public school property;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a person engaged in organized shooting activity for educational purposes; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a person who, with a written invitation from the school principal, displays or engages in a historical demonstration using a weapon or a replica of a weapon for educational purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not carry or possess a firearm, knife, or deadly weapon of any kind on public school property.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who is convicted of carrying or possessing a handgun in violation of this section shall be sentenced under Subtitle 2 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-103" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “law enforcement officer” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a law enforcement officer who, in an official capacity, is authorized by law to make arrests;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or assistant sheriff; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an employee of the Division of Correction, the Patuxent Institution, the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, the Division of Parole and Probation, a local correctional facility, or any booking facility.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not knowingly remove or attempt to remove a firearm from the possession of a law enforcement officer if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the law enforcement officer is lawfully acting within the course and scope of employment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the person has knowledge or reason to know that the law enforcement officer is employed as a law enforcement officer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A sentence imposed under this section may be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act or acts establishing the violation under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-104" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Ammunition” means a cartridge, shell, or other device containing explosive or incendiary material designed and intended for use in a firearm.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>“Firearm” means a handgun, rifle, shotgun, short–barreled rifle, or short–barreled shotgun, as those terms are defined in § 4–201 of this title, or any other firearm.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Firearm” does not include an antique firearm as defined in § 4–201 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the minor’s access to a firearm is supervised by an individual at least 18 years old;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the minor’s access to a firearm was obtained as a result of an unlawful entry;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the firearm is in the possession or control of a law enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in official duties; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the minor has a certificate of firearm and hunter safety issued under § 10–301.1 of the Natural Resources Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not store or leave a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of this section may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be considered evidence of negligence;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be considered evidence of contributory negligence;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>limit liability of a party or an insurer; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>diminish recovery for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of a firearm or ammunition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A party, witness, or lawyer may not refer to a violation of this section during a trial of a civil action that involves property damage, personal injury, or death.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-105" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not sell, barter, display, or offer to sell or barter:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a knife or a penknife having a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife, commonly called a switchblade knife or a switchblade penknife; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a device that is designed to propel a knife from a metal sheath by means of a high-compression ejector spring, commonly called a shooting knife.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or a fine of not less than $50 and not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-106" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section and § 4-107 of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Ammunition” means a cartridge, shell, or other device containing explosive or incendiary material designed and intended for use in a firearm.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Bulletproof body armor” means a material or object that is designed to cover or be worn on any part of the body to prevent, deflect, or slow down the penetration of ammunition.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Crime of violence” has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Drug trafficking crime” has the meaning stated in § 5-621 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Firearm” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle as those terms are defined in § 4-201 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an assault pistol as defined in § 4-301 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a machine gun as defined in § 4-401 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a regulated firearm as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of State Police or the Secretary’s designee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not wear bulletproof body armor in the commission of a crime of violence.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not wear or possess bulletproof body armor during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from a sentence for any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime establishing the violation of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-107" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Except for a person holding a valid permit issued under subsection (c) of this section, a person who was previously convicted of a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime may not use, possess, or purchase bulletproof body armor.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person with a prior conviction for a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime may file a petition with the Secretary for a permit to purchase, possess, and use bulletproof body armor.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On receiving a petition under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may issue to the petitioner a permit to purchase, possess, and use bulletproof body armor under the terms, conditions, and limitations that the Secretary sets as appropriate, based on a determination that the petitioner:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is likely to use or possess bulletproof body armor in a safe and lawful manner; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has shown good cause for the use, possession, or purchase of bulletproof body armor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In making a determination under subsection (c) of this section with respect to a petitioner, the Secretary shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the effect of the determination on the employment of the petitioner;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the interests of justice;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the safety of the petitioner;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any other valid reason for the petitioner to purchase, possess, or use bulletproof body armor; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the totality of the circumstances.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>As a condition of issuing a permit to a petitioner, the Secretary shall require that the petitioner agree to maintain in the person’s possession a certified copy of the permit, including any terms, conditions, or limitations.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit under this section expires 5 years after the date of its issuance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit shall be renewed for successive periods of 5 years if the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>files an application for renewal at any time within 3 months before the permit expires; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>satisfies the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Secretary may revoke a permit at any time if the Secretary finds that the holder no longer satisfies the qualifications set forth in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>A person whose application for a permit or renewal of a permit has been rejected or whose permit has been revoked or limited may request the Secretary to conduct an informal review by filing a written request within 10 days after receiving written notice of the Secretary’s initial action.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The informal review may include a personal interview of the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An informal review under this subsection is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>After the informal review, the Secretary shall sustain, reverse, or modify the initial action taken and notify the applicant of the decision in writing within 30 days after receiving the request for informal review.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A person aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary may seek review of the decision under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A request for informal review under subsection (h) of this section is not a condition precedent to instituting a contested case proceeding under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-108" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In Anne Arundel County, Caroline County, and St. Mary’s County a person may not target practice with a gun or weapon or discharge a gun or weapon on the land of another without first obtaining written permission from the owner or possessor of the land.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>In Anne Arundel County and Caroline County a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first violation, a fine of not less than $250 and not exceeding $1,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent violation, a fine of not less than $500 and not exceeding $2,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a person fails to pay a fine imposed under this paragraph, further proceedings shall be held in accordance with § 7-505 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In St. Mary’s County a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-109" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime of violence” has the meaning stated in § 14–101 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Electronic control device” means a portable device designed as a weapon capable of injuring, immobilizing, or inflicting pain on an individual by the discharge of electrical current.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not possess or use an electronic control device unless the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has attained the age of 18 years; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has never been convicted of a crime of violence or a violation of § 5–602, § 5–603, § 5–604, § 5–605, § 5–606, § 5–613, or § 5–614 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An electronic control device may not be sold and activated in the State unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an instructional manual or audio or audiovisual instructions are provided to the purchaser;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the manufacturer maintains a record of the original owner of the electronic control device; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the manufacturer or seller has obtained a State and federal criminal history records check of the original owner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(2) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A manufacturer of electronic control devices shall provide an investigating law enforcement agency with prompt access to the manufacturer’s records on electronic control devices and cartridges sold in the State.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates subsection (b) of this section while committing a separate crime that is a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This section does not prohibit a local government from adopting a restriction or requirement concerning the possession of an electronic control device that is more stringent than the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-110" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “restricted firearm ammunition” means a cartridge, a shell, or any other device that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>contains explosive or incendiary material designed and intended for use in a firearm; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a core constructed, excluding traces of other substances, entirely from one or a combination of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>tungsten alloys;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>steel;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>iron;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>brass;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>beryllium copper;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>depleted uranium; or</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>an equivalent material of similar density or hardness.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not, during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of this article, possess or use restricted firearm ammunition.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-111" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Area for children and vulnerable individuals” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a preschool or prekindergarten facility or the grounds of the facility;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a private primary or secondary school or the grounds of the school; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a health care facility, as defined in § 15–10B–01(g)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the Insurance Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Firearm” has the meaning stated in § 4–104 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Government or public infrastructure area” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a building or any part of a building owned or leased by a unit of State or local government;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a building of a public or private institution of higher education, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a location that is currently being used as a polling place in accordance with Title 10 of the Election Law Article or for canvassing ballots in accordance with Title 11 of the Election Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an electric plant or electric storage facility, as defined in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a gas plant, as defined in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a nuclear power plant facility.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Law enforcement official” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Police officer” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>“ROTC” means Reserve Officer Training Corps.</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>“Service member” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>“Special purpose area” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a location licensed to sell or dispense alcohol or cannabis for on–site consumption;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a stadium;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a museum;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an amusement park;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a racetrack; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a video lottery facility, as defined in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a law enforcement official or a police officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an on–duty employee of a law enforcement agency authorized by the agency to possess firearms on duty or whose duty assignment involves the possession of firearms;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a service member on duty or traveling to or from duty;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a member of an ROTC program while participating in an activity for an ROTC program;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a correctional officer or warden of a correctional facility in the State;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a railroad police officer appointed under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>an employee of an armored car company, if the person is acting within the scope of employment and has a valid permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>subject to subsection (i) of this section, a person who has retired as a law enforcement official in good standing from a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State or another state, or a local unit in the State or another state, who possesses a firearm, if:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>the person is carrying the person’s badge or credential in compliance with the requirements of the badge or credential;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the firearm carried or possessed by the person is concealed from view under or within an article of the person’s clothing; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the person is authorized to carry a handgun under the laws of the State or the United States; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>the person possesses a valid permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the firearm carried or possessed by the person is concealed from view under or within an article of the person’s clothing;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="9"> <text>for a location that is not owned by, leased by, or otherwise under the control of the State or a political subdivision of the State:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the owner or lessee of the location; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a person who is authorized by the owner or lessee of the location to wear, carry, or transport a firearm at the location for the purpose of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employment as a security guard licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>protecting any individual or property at the location with an express agreement between the parties, remuneration, or compensation;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>a location being used with the permission of the person or governmental unit that owns, leases, or controls the location for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an organized shooting activity for educational purposes;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a historical demonstration using a firearm; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>hunting or target shooting; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>a firearm that is carried or transported in a motor vehicle if the firearm is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>locked in a container; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a handgun worn, carried, or transported in compliance with any limitations imposed under § 5–307 of the Public Safety Article, by a person to whom a permit to wear, carry, or transport the handgun has been issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not wear, carry, or transport a firearm in an area for children or vulnerable individuals.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not wear, carry, or transport a firearm in a government or public infrastructure area.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A government or public infrastructure area specified under subsection (a)(4)(i) of this section must display a clear and conspicuous sign at the main entrance of the building or the part of a building that is owned or leased by the unit of State or local government indicating that it is not permissible to wear, carry, or transport a firearm in the building or that part of the building.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person may not wear, carry, or transport a firearm in a special purpose area.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person who willfully violates subsection (c), (d)(1), or (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A conviction under this section may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A sentence imposed under this section may be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>For purposes of this section, a requirement to keep a handgun concealed is not violated by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the momentary and inadvertent exposure of a handgun; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the momentary and inadvertent exposure of the imprint or outline of a handgun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Nothing in this section limits the power of an administrative head of a Maryland court to punish for contempt or to adopt rules or orders regulating, allowing, restricting, or prohibiting the possession of weapons in any building housing the court or any of its proceedings, or on any grounds appurtenant to the building.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-201" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Antique firearm” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a firearm, including a firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar ignition system, manufactured before 1899; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a replica of a firearm described in item (1) of this subsection that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not designed or redesigned to use rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition that is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Handgun” means a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed on the person.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Handgun” includes a short–barreled shotgun and a short–barreled rifle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Handgun” does not include a shotgun, rifle, or antique firearm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Law enforcement official” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a full–time member of a police force or other unit of the United States, a state, a county, a municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of a state who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the laws of the United States, a state, a county, a municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of a state;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a part–time member of a police force of a county or municipal corporation who is certified by the county or municipal corporation as being trained and qualified in the use of handguns;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a fire and explosive investigator of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department as defined in § 2–208.3 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a Montgomery County fire and explosive investigator as defined in § 2–208.1 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>an Anne Arundel County or City of Annapolis fire and explosive investigator as defined in § 2–208.2 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a Worcester County fire and explosive investigator as defined in § 2–208.4 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a City of Hagerstown fire and explosive investigator as defined in § 2–208.5 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a Howard County fire and explosive investigator as defined in § 2–208.6 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Rifle” means a weapon that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>designed or redesigned, and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Short–barreled rifle” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a rifle that has one or more barrels less than 16 inches long; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a weapon that has an overall length of less than 26 inches and that was made from a rifle, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Short–barreled shotgun” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a shotgun that has one or more barrels less than 18 inches long; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a weapon that has an overall length of less than 26 inches long and was made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Shotgun” means a weapon that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore one or more projectiles for each pull of the trigger.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined in Title 11, Subtitle 1 of the Transportation Article, a train, an aircraft, or a vessel.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-202" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <text>The General Assembly finds that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the number of violent crimes committed in the State has increased alarmingly in recent years;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a high percentage of violent crimes committed in the State involves the use of handguns;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the result is a substantial increase in the number of deaths and injuries largely traceable to the carrying of handguns in public places by criminals;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>current law has not been effective in curbing the more frequent use of handguns in committing crime; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>additional regulations on the wearing, carrying, and transporting of handguns are necessary to preserve the peace and tranquility of the State and to protect the rights and liberties of the public.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-203" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>wear, carry, or transport a handgun, whether concealed or open, on or about the person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>wear, carry, or knowingly transport a handgun, whether concealed or open, in a vehicle traveling on a road or parking lot generally used by the public, highway, waterway, or airway of the State;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>violate item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph while on public school property in the State;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>violate item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph with the deliberate purpose of injuring or killing another person; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>violate item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph with a handgun loaded with ammunition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>There is a rebuttable presumption that a person who transports a handgun under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection transports the handgun knowingly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not prohibit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person who is authorized at the time and under the circumstances to wear, carry, or transport the handgun as part of the person’s official equipment, and is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a law enforcement official of the United States, the State, or a county or city of the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a member of the armed forces of the United States or of the National Guard on duty or traveling to or from duty;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a law enforcement official of another state or subdivision of another state temporarily in this State on official business;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a correctional officer or warden of a correctional facility in the State;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a sheriff or full–time assistant or deputy sheriff of the State; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a temporary or part–time sheriff’s deputy;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person to whom a permit to wear, carry, or transport the handgun has been issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the carrying of a handgun on the person or in a vehicle while the person is transporting the handgun to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, or to or from a bona fide repair shop, or between bona fide residences of the person, or between the bona fide residence and place of business of the person, if the business is operated and owned substantially by the person if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting by a person of a handgun used in connection with an organized military activity, a target shoot, formal or informal target practice, sport shooting event, hunting, a Department of Natural Resources–sponsored firearms and hunter safety class, trapping, or a dog obedience training class or show, while the person is engaged in, on the way to, or returning from that activity if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the moving by a bona fide gun collector of part or all of the collector’s gun collection from place to place for public or private exhibition if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person on real estate that the person owns or leases or where the person resides or within the confines of a business establishment that the person owns or leases;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a supervisory employee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in the course of employment;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>within the confines of the business establishment in which the supervisory employee is employed; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>when so authorized by the owner or manager of the business establishment;</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the carrying or transporting of a signal pistol or other visual distress signal approved by the United States Coast Guard in a vessel on the waterways of the State or, if the signal pistol or other visual distress signal is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case, in a vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun by a person who is carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the handgun, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the handgun is unloaded;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person has notified the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the handgun is being transported in accordance with the court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the person transports the handgun directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to the penalties provided in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person has not previously been convicted under this section, § 4–204 of this subtitle, or § 4–101 or § 4–102 of this title:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in item (ii) of this paragraph, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 30 days and not exceeding 5 years or a fine of not less than $250 and not exceeding $2,500 or both; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section, the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 90 days.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If the person has previously been convicted once under this section, § 4–204 of this subtitle, or § 4–101 or § 4–102 of this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in item 2 of this subparagraph, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not exceeding 10 years; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 3 years and not exceeding 10 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, the court may not impose less than the applicable minimum sentence provided under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person violates subsection (a)(1)(v) of this section, the court may not suspend any part of or impose less than the applicable mandatory minimum sentence provided under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Except as provided in § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article, if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(v) of this section, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A mandatory minimum sentence under subparagraph (ii)2 of this paragraph may not be imposed unless the State’s Attorney notifies the defendant in writing at least 30 days before trial of the State’s intention to seek the mandatory minimum sentence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>If the person has previously been convicted more than once under this section, § 4–204 of this subtitle, or § 4–101 or § 4–102 of this title, or of any combination of these crimes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in item 2 of this subparagraph, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 3 years and not exceeding 10 years; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="A"> <text>if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not exceeding 10 years; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="B"> <text>if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(iv) of this section, the person is subject to imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not exceeding 10 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, the court may not impose less than the applicable minimum sentence provided under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person violates subsection (a)(1)(v) of this section, the court may not suspend any part of or impose less than the applicable mandatory minimum sentence provided under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Except as provided in § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article, if the person violates subsection (a)(1)(v) of this section, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A mandatory minimum sentence under subparagraph (ii)2 of this paragraph may not be imposed unless the State’s Attorney notifies the defendant in writing at least 30 days before trial of the State’s intention to seek the mandatory minimum sentence.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-204" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “firearm” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the frame or receiver of such a weapon.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Firearm” includes an antique firearm, handgun, rifle, shotgun, short–barreled rifle, short–barreled shotgun, starter gun, or any other firearm, whether loaded or unloaded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not use a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, as defined in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article, or any felony, whether the firearm is operable or inoperable at the time of the crime.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any other penalty imposed for the crime of violence or felony, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not exceeding 20 years.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The court may not impose less than the minimum sentence of 5 years and, except as otherwise provided in § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole in less than 5 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For each subsequent violation, the sentence shall be consecutive to and not concurrent with any other sentence imposed for the crime of violence or felony.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-205" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding § 14-102 of this article or any other provision of law, except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle, a court may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>enter a judgment for less than the mandatory minimum sentence prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle in a case in which a mandatory minimum sentence is specified under § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspend a mandatory minimum sentence prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding § 14-102 of this article or any other provision of law:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun other than on public school property, a court may not order probation before judgment in a case arising under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle, a court may not order probation with respect to a case arising under § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle that would have the effect of reducing the actual period of imprisonment prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle as a mandatory minimum sentence.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-206" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A law enforcement officer may make an inquiry and conduct a limited search of a person under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the officer, in light of the officer’s observations, information, and experience, reasonably believes that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person may be wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in violation of § 4–203 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>because the person possesses a handgun, the person is or presently may be dangerous to the officer or to others;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>under the circumstances, it is impracticable to obtain a search warrant; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>to protect the officer or others, swift measures are necessary to discover whether the person is wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the circumstances specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection exist, a law enforcement officer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may approach the person and announce the officer’s status as a law enforcement officer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may request the name and address of the person;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if the person is in a vehicle, may request the person’s license to operate the vehicle and the registration of the vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>may ask any question and request any explanation that may be reasonably calculated to determine whether the person is unlawfully wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in violation of § 4–203 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>if the person does not offer an explanation that dispels the officer’s reasonable beliefs described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, may conduct a search of the person limited to a patting or frisking of the person’s clothing in search of a handgun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A law enforcement officer acting under this subsection shall take into account all circumstances of the occasion, including the age, appearance, physical condition, manner, and gender of the person approached.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If the officer discovers that the person is wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun, the officer may demand evidence from the person of the person’s authority to wear, carry, or transport the handgun in accordance with § 4–203(b) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person does not produce the evidence specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the officer may seize the handgun and arrest the person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A law enforcement officer who conducts a search or seizure in accordance with this section shall file a written report with the law enforcement officer’s employer unit within 24 hours after the search or seizure.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall be on a form that the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services prescribes, shall include the name of the person searched, and shall describe the circumstances surrounding and the reasons for the search or seizure.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A copy of the report shall be sent to the Secretary of State Police.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>On request of a law enforcement officer, the Attorney General shall defend the officer in a civil action, including any appeal, in which the officer is sued for conducting a search or seizure under this section that is alleged to be unreasonable and unlawful.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This section may not be construed to limit the right of a law enforcement officer to conduct any other type of search or seizure or make an arrest that is otherwise authorized by law.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The provisions of this section are in addition to and not limited by the provisions of Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-208" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>“Demonstration” means one or more persons demonstrating, picketing, speechmaking, marching, holding a vigil, or engaging in any other similar conduct that involves the communication or expression of views or grievances and that has the effect, intent, or propensity to attract a crowd or onlookers.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Demonstration” does not include the casual use of property by visitors or tourists that does not have the intent or propensity to attract a crowd or onlookers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>“Firearm” means a handgun, rifle, shotgun, short–barreled rifle, short–barreled shotgun, or any other firearm, whether loaded or unloaded.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Firearm” does not include an antique firearm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Handgun” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Law enforcement officer” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a member of a police force or other unit of the United States, the State, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the laws of the United States, the State, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a park police officer of the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a member of the University System of Maryland Police Force; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any military or militia personnel directed by constituted authority to keep law and order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <level label="i"> <text>“Public place” means a place to which the general public has access and a right to resort for business, entertainment, or other lawful purpose.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Public place” is not limited to a place devoted solely to the uses of the public.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>“Public place” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the front or immediate area or parking lot of a store, restaurant, tavern, shopping center, or other place of business;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a public building, including its grounds and curtilage;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a public parking lot;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a public street, sidewalk, or right–of–way;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a public park; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>other public grounds.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to a law enforcement officer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not have a firearm in the person’s possession or on or about the person at a demonstration in a public place or in a vehicle that is within 1,000 feet of a demonstration in a public place after:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person has been advised by a law enforcement officer that a demonstration is occurring at the public place; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person has been ordered by the law enforcement officer to leave the area of the demonstration until the person disposes of the firearm.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-209" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Handguns"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the State preempts the right of a county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district to regulate the purchase, sale, taxation, transfer, manufacture, repair, ownership, possession, and transportation of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a handgun, rifle, or shotgun; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ammunition for and components of a handgun, rifle, or shotgun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may regulate the purchase, sale, transfer, ownership, possession, and transportation of the items listed in subsection (a) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>with respect to minors;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>with respect to law enforcement officials of the subdivision; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 100 yards of or in a park, church, school, public building, and other place of public assembly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may not prohibit the teaching of or training in firearms safety, or other educational or sporting use of the items listed in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may not prohibit the transportation of an item listed in subsection (a) of this section by a person who is carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the item, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the handgun, rifle, or shotgun is unloaded;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person has notified the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the item is being transported in accordance with the court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the person transports the item directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To the extent that a local law does not create an inconsistency with this section or expand existing regulatory control, a county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may exercise its existing authority to amend any local law that existed on or before December 31, 1984.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in accordance with law, a county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may regulate the discharge of handguns, rifles, and shotguns.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district may not prohibit the discharge of firearms at established ranges.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-301" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Assault long gun” means any assault weapon listed under § 5–101(r)(2) of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Assault pistol” means any of the following firearms or a copy regardless of the producer or manufacturer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>AA Arms AP–9 semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Bushmaster semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Claridge HI–TEC semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>D Max Industries semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Encom MK–IV, MP–9, or MP–45 semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Heckler and Koch semiautomatic SP–89 pistol;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Holmes MP–83 semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Ingram MAC 10/11 semiautomatic pistol and variations including the Partisan Avenger and the SWD Cobray;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>Intratec TEC–9/DC–9 semiautomatic pistol in any centerfire variation;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <level label="P"> <level label="A"> <level label="W"> <level label="S"> <text>type semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>Skorpion semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>Spectre double action semiautomatic pistol (Sile, F.I.E., Mitchell);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>UZI semiautomatic pistol;</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>Weaver Arms semiautomatic Nighthawk pistol; or</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>Wilkinson semiautomatic “Linda” pistol.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Assault weapon” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an assault long gun;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an assault pistol; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a copycat weapon.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Binary trigger system” means a device that, when installed in or attached to a firearm, fires both when the trigger is pulled and on release of the trigger.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Bump stock” means a device that, when installed in or attached to a firearm, increases the rate of fire of the firearm by using energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate a reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Burst trigger system” means a device that, when installed in or attached to a firearm, allows the firearm to discharge two or more shots with a single pull of the trigger by altering the trigger reset.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Common household tool” includes a screwdriver, a pipe wrench, pliers, a hacksaw, a crowbar, an electric drill, a rotary tool, a hammer, a chisel, a file, and a crescent wrench.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>“Copycat weapon” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has any two of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a folding stock;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a grenade launcher or flare launcher; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a flash suppressor;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 29 inches;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a semiautomatic shotgun that has a folding stock; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a shotgun with a revolving cylinder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Copycat weapon” does not include an assault long gun or an assault pistol.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Cruciform trigger bar” means a component in a semiautomatic pistol that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>serves as a link between the trigger and the firing pin; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has its sear incorporated into a cross–shaped surface.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Detachable magazine” means an ammunition feeding device that can be removed readily from a firearm without requiring disassembly of the firearm action or without the use of a tool, including a bullet or cartridge.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>“Flash suppressor” means a device that functions, or is intended to function, to perceptibly reduce or redirect muzzle flash from the shooter’s field of vision.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>“Hellfire trigger” means a device that, when installed in or attached to a firearm, disengages the trigger return spring when the trigger is pulled.</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>“Licensed firearms dealer” means a person who holds a dealer’s license under Title 5, Subtitle 1 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="o"> <level label="1"> <text>“Machine gun convertible pistol” means any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily converted by hand or by using common household tools into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a pistol converter as a replacement for the slide’s backplate.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Machine gun convertible pistol” includes a semiautomatic pistol described under paragraph (1) of this subsection, regardless of whether a tab or other piece of material is located on the rear portion of the pistol frame to block the attachment of a pistol converter, if the tab or other piece of material can be readily removed with a common household tool.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Machine gun convertible pistol” does not include a hammer–fired semiautomatic pistol or a striker–fired semiautomatic pistol without a cruciform trigger bar.</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <level label="1"> <text>“Pistol converter” means any device or instrument that, when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate and interferes with the trigger mechanism, which enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function of the trigger.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Pistol converter” includes a pistol converter manufactured using a three–dimensional printer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <level label="1"> <text>“Rapid fire activator” means any device, including a removable manual or power–driven activating device, constructed so that, when installed in or attached to a firearm:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the rate at which the trigger is activated increases; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the rate of fire increases.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-302" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <text>This subtitle does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if acting within the scope of official business, personnel of the United States government or a unit of that government, members of the armed forces of the United States or of the National Guard, law enforcement personnel of the State or a local unit in the State, or a railroad police officer authorized under Title 3 of the Public Safety Article or 49 U.S.C. § 28101;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a firearm modified to render it permanently inoperative;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>possession, importation, manufacture, receipt for manufacture, shipment for manufacture, storage, purchases, sales, and transport to or by a licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer who is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>providing or servicing an assault weapon, a detachable magazine, or a machine gun convertible pistol for a law enforcement unit or for personnel exempted under item (1) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>acting to sell or transfer an assault weapon, a detachable magazine, or a machine gun convertible pistol to a licensed firearm dealer in another state or to an individual purchaser in another state through a licensed firearms dealer; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>acting to return to a customer in another state an assault weapon or a machine gun convertible pistol transferred to the licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer under the terms of a warranty or for repair;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>organizations that are required or authorized by federal law governing their specific business or activity to maintain assault weapons and applicable ammunition, detachable magazines, and machine gun convertible pistols;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the receipt of an assault weapon, a detachable magazine, or a machine gun convertible pistol by inheritance, and possession of the inherited assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol, if the decedent lawfully possessed the assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol and the person inheriting the assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol is not otherwise disqualified from possessing a regulated firearm;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the receipt of an assault weapon, a detachable magazine, or a machine gun convertible pistol by a personal representative of an estate for purposes of exercising the powers and duties of a personal representative of an estate;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>possession by a person who is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the State or a local unit in the State and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving an assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol is sold or transferred to the person by the law enforcement agency on retirement; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the assault weapon, detachable magazine, or machine gun convertible pistol was purchased or obtained by the person for official use with the law enforcement agency before retirement;</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>possession or transport by an employee of an armored car company if the individual is acting within the scope of employment and has a permit issued under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>possession, receipt, and testing by, or shipping to or from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an ISO 17025 accredited, National Institute of Justice–approved ballistics testing laboratory; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a facility or entity that manufactures or provides research and development testing, analysis, or engineering for personal protective equipment or vehicle protection systems;</text> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>the temporary transfer of a machine gun convertible pistol to a licensed regulated firearms dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of servicing the machine gun convertible pistol;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>the receipt of a machine gun convertible pistol by a licensed regulated firearms dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of servicing the machine gun convertible pistol and the return of the machine gun convertible pistol to its lawful owner by a licensed regulated firearms dealer or gunsmith on the completion of servicing the machine gun convertible pistol;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>the receipt of a machine gun convertible pistol by a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station, a State or local law enforcement agency, or a federally licensed firearms dealer if the person is surrendering the firearm;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>the temporary gratuitous exchange of a machine gun convertible pistol; or</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>the sale, offer for sale, purchase, receipt, or transfer of a machine gun convertible pistol to or by a person who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is currently a law enforcement official, as defined in § 4–201 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has retired as a law enforcement official in good standing from a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State or another state, or a local unit in the State or another state and possesses a valid credential issued under 18 U.S.C. § 926C.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-303" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>transport an assault weapon into the State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive an assault weapon.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who lawfully possessed an assault pistol before June 1, 1994, and who registered the assault pistol with the Secretary of State Police before August 1, 1994, may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>continue to possess and transport the assault pistol; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>while carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the assault pistol, transport the assault pistol directly to a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station, a State or local law enforcement agency, or a federally licensed firearms dealer, as applicable, if the person has notified a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the person is transporting the assault pistol in accordance with a court order and the assault pistol is unloaded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensed firearms dealer may continue to possess, sell, offer for sale, or transfer an assault long gun or a copycat weapon that the licensed firearms dealer lawfully possessed on or before October 1, 2013.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person who lawfully possessed, has a purchase order for, or completed an application to purchase an assault long gun or a copycat weapon before October 1, 2013, may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>possess and transport the assault long gun or copycat weapon; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>while carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the assault long gun or copycat weapon, transport the assault long gun or copycat weapon directly to a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station, a State or local law enforcement agency, or a federally licensed firearms dealer, as applicable, if the person has notified a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the person is transporting the assault long gun or copycat weapon in accordance with a court order and the assault long gun or copycat weapon is unloaded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person may transport an assault weapon to or from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an ISO 17025 accredited, National Institute of Justice–approved ballistics testing laboratory; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a facility or entity that manufactures or provides research and development testing, analysis, or engineering for personal protective equipment or vehicle protection systems.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A federally licensed firearms dealer may receive and possess an assault weapon received from a person in accordance with a court order to transfer firearms under § 6–234 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-304" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <text>A law enforcement unit may seize as contraband and dispose of according to regulation an assault weapon transported, sold, transferred, purchased, received, or possessed in violation of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-305" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a .22 caliber rifle with a tubular magazine; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a law enforcement officer or a person who retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State, or any law enforcement agency in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a detachable magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a firearm.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-305.1" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>transport a rapid fire activator into the State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>manufacture, possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a rapid fire activator.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to the possession of a rapid fire activator by a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>possessed the rapid fire activator before October 1, 2018;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>applied to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2018, for authorization to possess a rapid fire activator;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>received authorization to possess a rapid fire activator from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2019; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>is in compliance with all federal requirements for possession of a rapid fire activator.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the otherwise lawful possession of a part or combination of parts by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a police officer or other person employed by a law enforcement agency under circumstances in which the officer or other person possesses the part or parts in accordance with authorization given by the law enforcement agency; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person who has registered a machine gun with the Secretary of State Police under § 4–403 of this title if the part or parts are possessed for use in only, and necessary for the proper function of, a machine gun that is currently registered by the person under § 4–403 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-305.2" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, on or after January 1, 2027, a person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a machine gun convertible pistol.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department of State Police shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including publishing a list of prohibited machine gun convertible pistols.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “immediate family member” means a spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, or stepsibling.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A person who lawfully obtained and possesses a machine gun convertible pistol may sell or otherwise transfer a machine gun convertible pistol to an immediate family member who is not prohibited under federal or State law from possessing a firearm.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person who is not otherwise prohibited under federal or State law from possessing a firearm may purchase or otherwise receive a machine gun convertible pistol from an immediate family member who lawfully obtained the pistol.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-306" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Assault Weapons and Detachable Magazines"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who uses an assault weapon, a rapid fire activator, or a magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition, in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence as defined in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction, in addition to any other sentence imposed for the felony or crime of violence, shall be sentenced under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>For a first violation, the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not exceeding 20 years.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The court may not impose less than the minimum sentence of 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years may not be suspended.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole in less than 5 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>For each subsequent violation, the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 10 years and not exceeding 20 years.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The court may not impose less than the minimum sentence of 10 years.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A sentence imposed under this paragraph shall be consecutive to and not concurrent with any other sentence imposed for the felony or crime of violence.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-401" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Crime of violence” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>murder in any degree;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>manslaughter;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>kidnapping;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>rape in any degree;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>assault in the first degree;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>burglary in any degree;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>escape in the first degree; or</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>theft.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime of violence” includes an attempt to commit a crime listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Machine gun” means a loaded or unloaded weapon that is capable of automatically discharging more than one shot or bullet from a magazine by a single function of the firing device.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-402" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <level label="a"> <text>The presence of a machine gun in a room, boat, or vehicle is evidence of the possession or use of the machine gun by each person occupying the room, boat, or vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not prohibit or interfere with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the manufacture, sale, and transportation of a machine gun for or to a military force or peace officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the possession of a machine gun for a scientific purpose;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the possession, as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake, of a machine gun that cannot be used as a weapon;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the possession of a machine gun for a purpose that is manifestly not aggressive or offensive; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the transportation of a lawfully possessed machine gun by a person who is carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the machine gun, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the machine gun is unloaded;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person has notified the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the machine gun is being transported in accordance with the court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the person transports the machine gun directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A court may issue a warrant to search for and seize a machine gun possessed in violation of this subtitle under the same procedure as for issuance of a warrant for stolen property.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On application by the State’s Attorney, a court may order the confiscation or destruction of a legally seized machine gun or the transfer of the machine gun to a peace officer of the State or a political subdivision of the State.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-403" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A manufacturer of a machine gun shall keep a register of each machine gun manufactured or handled by the manufacturer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The register shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the method of manufacture and serial number of the machine gun;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the date of manufacture, sale, loan, gift, delivery, and receipt of the machine gun from the manufacturer; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the name, address, and occupation of the person to whom the machine gun was sold, loaned, given or delivered, or from whom the machine gun was received, and the purpose for which the machine gun was acquired.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>On demand, a manufacturer of a machine gun shall allow a marshal, sheriff, or police officer to inspect the manufacturer’s entire stock of machine guns, parts, and supplies and the register required under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who acquires a machine gun shall register the machine gun with the Secretary of State Police:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within 24 hours after acquiring the machine gun; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in each succeeding year during the month of May.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary of State Police shall prepare and, on request of an applicant, furnish an application form for registration under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An application for registration shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the make, model, serial number, caliber, type, barrel length, finish, and country of origin of the machine gun;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name, address, race, gender, date of birth, Maryland driver’s license number, and occupation of the person in possession of the machine gun; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the name of the person from whom the machine gun was acquired and the purpose for acquiring the machine gun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Each application for registration filed with the Secretary of State Police shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee of $10.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Registration data provided under this section is not open to public inspection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-404" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not use or possess a machine gun in the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-405" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <level label="a"> <text>Possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose when:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the machine gun:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is on premises not owned or rented for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy by the person in whose possession the machine gun is found;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is in the possession of, or used by, an unnaturalized foreign-born person or a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any state or federal court of the United States; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is not registered as required under § 4-403 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>empty or loaded shells that have been used or are susceptible of being used in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity of the machine gun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not possess or use a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-406" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <text>This subtitle shall be interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-407" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Uniform Machine Gun Act"> <text>This subtitle may be cited as the Uniform Machine Gun Act.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-501" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Destructive Devices"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Destructive device” means explosive material, incendiary material, or toxic material that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>combined with a delivery or detonating apparatus so as to be capable of inflicting injury to persons or damage to property; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>deliberately modified, containerized, or otherwise equipped with a special delivery, activation, or detonation component that gives the material destructive characteristics of a military ordnance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Destructive device” includes a bomb, grenade, mine, shell, missile, flamethrower, poison gas, Molotov cocktail, pipe bomb, and petroleum-soaked ammonium nitrate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Explosive material” means material that explodes when detonated and has a destructive capability.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Explosive material” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>explosives as defined in § 11-101 of the Public Safety Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>dynamite for construction work, ammonium nitrate, natural gas in pipelines or storage tanks, ether, and cannisterized oxygen for health care facilities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Explosive material” does not include items excluded from explosives in § 11-101 of the Public Safety Article when the items are used in their original configuration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Incendiary material” means a flammable or combustible liquid.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Incendiary material” includes gasoline, acetone, benzene, butane, jet fuel, fuel oil, kerosene, and diesel fuel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>“Toxic material” means material that is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury almost immediately on being absorbed through the skin, inhaled, or ingested.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Toxic material” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>nerve gas, mustard gas, cyanide gas, chlorine gas, sulphuric acid, or their precursors; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a biological substance containing a disease organism or microorganism.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-502" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Destructive Devices"> <text>This subtitle does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a member of the armed forces of the United States or of the National Guard or law enforcement personnel of the United States, the State, or a political subdivision of the State while acting within the scope of official duties;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an officer or employee of the United States, the State, or a political subdivision of the State who is authorized to handle a destructive device within the scope of official duties and who is acting within the scope of those duties;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a person authorized by law to possess explosive material, incendiary material, or toxic material who is acting within the scope of authority if the possession of the material is specifically regulated or licensed by law; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a person who possesses smokeless or black gunpowder under Title 11, Subtitle 1 of the Public Safety Article and uses the gunpowder for loading or reloading small arms ammunition, antique firearms, or replicas of antique firearms.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="4-503" title_number="4" title_name="Weapon Crimes" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Destructive Devices"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>manufacture, transport, possess, control, store, sell, distribute, or use a destructive device; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>possess explosive material, incendiary material, or toxic material with intent to create a destructive device.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $250,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A sentence imposed under this subsection may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for a crime based on the act or acts establishing the violation of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, if the person convicted or found to have committed a delinquent act under this section is a minor, the court may order the Motor Vehicle Administration to initiate an action, under the motor vehicle laws, to suspend the driving privilege of the minor for a specified period not to exceed:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a first violation, 6 months; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each subsequent violation, 1 year or until the person is 21 years old, whichever is longer.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any penalty provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person convicted or found to have committed a delinquent act under this section may be ordered by the court to pay restitution to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State, county, municipal corporation, bicounty agency, multicounty agency, county board of education, public authority, or special taxing district for actual costs reasonably incurred due to a violation of this section, including the search for, removal of, and damages caused by a destructive device; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the owner or tenant of a property for the actual value of any goods, services, or income lost as a result of the evacuation of the property or damage sustained due to a violation of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If a person convicted or found to have committed a delinquent act under this section is a minor, the court may order the minor, the minor’s parent, or both to pay the restitution described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Procedure Article apply to an order of restitution under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>This subsection does not limit the right of a person to restitution under Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> </section>