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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="5-803" title_number="5" title_name="Firearms" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="The Maryland State Police Gun Center">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Center shall create and maintain a statewide database to track information on crimes committed with crime firearms and firearms surrendered under final protective orders in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each law enforcement agency shall report to the Center the following information on crimes committed in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency with crime firearms:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the number and type of crime firearms;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the jurisdictions where crime firearms are recovered;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the sources of the crime firearms recovered, if discoverable, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the federally licensed firearms importer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the federally licensed firearms dealer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the first purchaser of the crime firearm;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>information regarding the individual found in possession of the crime firearm, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the individual’s age;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the individual’s jurisdiction of residence;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the jurisdiction where the individual is charged; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>whether the individual was prohibited from possessing a firearm; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any other information requested by the Center.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each law enforcement agency shall report to the Center the following information on firearms surrendered under final protective orders issued in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the number and type of firearms;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the jurisdictions where firearms are surrendered; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>information regarding the individual who surrendered each firearm, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the individual’s age;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the individual’s jurisdiction of residence; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any other information requested by the Center.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Center may require a law enforcement agency to report any other information relating to firearm crimes committed in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency to assist the Center in the tracking of firearm crimes committed in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Center shall designate how often law enforcement agencies are required to report the information required under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
