# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 3. Law Enforcement

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 3-501

(a) In this section, "manufacturer" means a person who possesses a federal license to engage in the business of manufacturing firearms or ammunition for sale or distribution.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a law enforcement agency seeking to dispose of a handgun owned by the agency shall:

  (1) destroy the handgun;

  (2) sell, exchange, or transfer the handgun to another law enforcement agency for official use by that agency;

  (3) sell the handgun to a retired police employee in accordance with Sec. 2-415(c) of this article;

  (4) sell the handgun to the law enforcement officer to whom the handgun was assigned; or

  (5) sell, exchange, or transfer the handgun to a manufacturer.

(c) If a law enforcement officer is killed or dies in the performance of duty, a law enforcement agency may transfer the handgun of the deceased officer to the next of kin of the deceased officer, if the requirements of Title 5, Subtitle 1 of this article relating to firearms applications are met.

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