# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 4. Weapon Crimes

### Subtitle 4. Uniform Machine Gun Act

#### Section 4-402

(a) 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.

(b) This subtitle does not prohibit or interfere with:

  (1) 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;

  (2) the possession of a machine gun for a scientific purpose;

  (3) the possession, as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake, of a machine gun that cannot be used as a weapon;

  (4) the possession of a machine gun for a purpose that is manifestly not aggressive or offensive; or

  (5) 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:

    (i) the machine gun is unloaded;

    (ii) 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

    (iii) the person transports the machine gun directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station.

(c)

  (1) 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.

  (2) 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)