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<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>
