# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 5. Firearms

### Subtitle 1. Regulated Firearms

#### Section 5-133.2

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Facility" has the meaning stated in Sec. 10-101 of the Health - General Article.

  (3) "NICS Index" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

(b)

  (1) A court shall promptly report information required in paragraph (2) of this subsection through a secure data portal approved by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services if a court:

    (i) determines that a person is not criminally responsible under Sec. 3-110 of the Criminal Procedure Article;

    (ii) finds that a person is incompetent to stand trial under Sec. 3-106 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or

    (iii) finds under Sec. 13-201(c) or Sec. 13-705 of the Estates and Trusts Article that a person should be under the protection of a guardian, except for cases in which the appointment of a guardian is solely a result of a physical disability.

  (2) On a finding or determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following information shall be reported to the NICS Index:

    (i) the name and identifying information of the person; and

    (ii) the date of the determination or finding.

(c)

  (1) A facility shall report information required in paragraph (2) of this subsection regarding a person admitted to the facility under Sec. 10-609 of the Health - General Article or committed to the facility under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the Health - General Article to the NICS Index through a secure data portal approved by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, if:

    (i) the person has been admitted to a facility for 30 consecutive days or more; or

    (ii) the person has been involuntarily committed to a facility.

  (2) On admission to a facility the following information shall be reported to the NICS Index:

    (i) the name and identifying information of the person admitted or committed;

    (ii) the date the person was admitted or committed to the facility; and

    (iii) the name of the facility to which the person was admitted or committed.

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