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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="5-205" title_number="5" title_name="Firearms" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Rifles and Shotguns">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This subtitle does not apply to a rifle or shotgun that is an antique firearm as defined in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not possess a rifle or shotgun if the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has been convicted of a disqualifying crime as defined in § 5–101 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has been convicted of a violation classified as a crime under common law and received a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is a fugitive from justice;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>is a habitual drunkard as defined in § 5–101 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>is addicted to a controlled dangerous substance or is a habitual user as defined in § 5–101 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>suffers from a mental disorder as defined in § 10–101(i)(2) of the Health – General Article and has a history of violent behavior against the person or another;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>has been found incompetent to stand trial under § 3–106 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>has been found not criminally responsible under § 3–110 of the Criminal Procedure Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>has been voluntarily admitted for more than 30 consecutive days to a facility as defined in § 10–101 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>has been involuntarily committed to a facility as defined in § 10–101 of the Health – General Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>is under the protection of a guardian appointed by a court under § 13–201(c) or § 13–705 of the Estates and Trusts Article, except for cases in which the appointment of a guardian is solely a result of a physical disability;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, is a respondent against whom:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a current non ex parte civil protective order has been entered under § 4–506 of the Family Law Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an order for protection, as defined in § 4–508.1 of the Family Law Article, has been issued by a court of another state or a Native American tribe and is in effect; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>if under the age of 30 years at the time of possession, has been adjudicated delinquent by a juvenile court for an act that would be a disqualifying crime if committed by an adult.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This section does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a person transporting a rifle or shotgun if the person is carrying a civil protective order requiring the surrender of the rifle or shotgun and:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the rifle or shotgun is unloaded;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the person has notified the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the rifle or shotgun is being transported in accordance with the civil protective order; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the person transports the rifle or shotgun directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the carrying or transporting of a rifle or shotgun by a person who is carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the rifle or shotgun, if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the rifle or shotgun is unloaded;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the person has notified a law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the rifle or shotgun is being transported in accordance with the order; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the person transports the rifle or shotgun directly to a State or local law enforcement agency or a federally licensed firearms dealer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person who is disqualified from owning a rifle or shotgun under subsection (b)(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11) of this section may seek relief from the disqualification in accordance with § 5–133.3 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
