# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 5. Firearms

### Subtitle 5. Cease Fire Council

#### Section 5-503

(a) The purpose of the Council is to administer the Cease Fire Council Grant Program to support innovative and collaborative firearms violence reduction initiatives.

(b) The Council shall:

  (1) make grants in accordance with Sec. 5-504 of this subtitle;

  (2) establish or assist in the establishment of programs designed to reduce the incidence of firearms violence related crime and encourage participation in existing programs with these objectives;

  (3) identify specific goals, objectives, and methodologies to be used in support of programs eligible for funding under this subtitle;

  (4) identify priorities for firearms violence related crime prevention strategies in the State; and

  (5) develop criteria to evaluate the outcomes of programs that receive money under this subtitle.

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