<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="5-147" title_number="5" title_name="Firearms" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Regulated Firearms">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Department” means the Department of State Police.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall transmit to each e–mail address on file with the Department that is associated with the purchaser or transferee of a regulated firearm or a person who has registered a regulated firearm with the Department a summary of each new law or change to each existing law pertaining to firearms that was passed by the General Assembly during each legislative session as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The summary described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be transmitted:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>within 45 days after the General Assembly adjourns Sine Die in a legislative session;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for each act establishing a new law or change to an existing law pertaining to firearms, 30 days before the effective date of the act; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>if an act is designated as an emergency act, as soon as practicable.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
