# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 5. Firearms

### Subtitle 4. Handgun Roster

#### Section 5-404

(a) There is a Handgun Roster Board in the Department of State Police.

(b)

  (1) The Board consists of 11 members.

  (2) Of the 11 members of the Board:

    (i) one shall be the Secretary as an ex officio member;

    (ii) ten shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

    (iii) all shall be Maryland residents.

  (3) Of the ten appointed members of the Board:

    (i) one shall be a representative of the Association of Chiefs of Police;

    (ii) one shall be a representative of the Maryland State's Attorneys' Association;

    (iii) one shall be a handgun dealer, gunsmith, or representative of a handgun manufacturer;

    (iv) one shall be a resident of the State who is a representative of the National Rifle Association or its affiliated State association;

    (v) one shall be a representative of an organization that advocates against handgun violence; and

    (vi) five shall be public members, two of whom shall be mechanical or electrical engineers.

(c) The term of an appointed member is 4 years.

(d) The Secretary shall serve as chairman.

(e) The Board shall meet at the request of the chairman or of a majority of the members.

---

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