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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 12.04.02.09" title_num="12" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="02" heading="Firearms Conversion — Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A police officer who has successfully completed entrance-level firearms classroom instruction, training, and qualification for a specific type of firearm, who is also required or requesting to use or carry a firearm with a red dot sight or of a different type for which the police officer has qualified, shall successfully complete:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Firearms conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification requirements established under this regulation for the different firearm type; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Entrance-level classroom instruction, training, and qualification established under this chapter for the different firearm.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A police officer shall successfully complete firearms conversion requirements under this regulation before being authorized to use or carry a different type of firearm if the police officer is currently authorized to use or carry a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Primary handgun type and is seeking authorization to use or carry a handgun of a different type as a primary handgun;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Primary handgun type and is required or requesting to add a red dot sight;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Type 1 long gun, and is seeking authorization to use or carry a type 2 or 3 long gun; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Type 2 long gun, and is seeking authorization to use or carry a type 3 long gun.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Conversion Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification for Primary Handgun and Long Gun within the Same Type.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except for provisions under §C(2) of this regulation, a police officer is not required to complete firearms conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification under this regulation before the police officer is authorized to use or carry a primary handgun or a long gun that is the same type that the police officer is currently authorized to use or carry.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A police officer is required to complete firearms conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification under this regulation before the police officer is authorized to use or carry a primary handgun or a long gun that is the same type that the police officer is currently authorized to use or carry if the police officer's agency determines:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>There is a difference in operation between the firearms; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification are warranted to ensure safe and effective use of the firearm.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Primary Handgun Conversion — Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If a police officer is required to complete conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification according to §B or C(2) of this regulation, the police officer shall successfully complete:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a different type primary handgun, the classroom instruction topics marked with an “X” for Handgun Conversion Training — Different Type Handgun in the table under Regulation .10B of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For a handgun within the same type, the classroom instruction topics marked with an “X” for Handgun Conversion Training — Within a Handgun Type in the table under Regulation .10B of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>For adding a red dot sight, the classroom instruction topics marked with an “X” for Handgun Conversion Training — Red Dot Sight.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Course of Fire.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If a police officer is required to complete conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification according to §B or C(2) of this regulation, with one finger on the trigger the police officer shall discharge a minimum of 30 rounds of ammunition for each course of fire required for conversion qualification.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ammunition used for a required course of fire for conversion qualification shall be ammunition that is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Authorized by the police officer's law enforcement agency; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The ballistic equivalent of the ammunition authorized by the police officer's law enforcement agency.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The required course of fire for conversion qualification shall be completed according to requirements 3 through 10 of the table under Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The following table specifies the minimum requirements for classroom instruction, training, and qualification for primary handgun conversion:</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Long Gun Authorization for which Conversion Training is Permitted.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Before a police officer may participate in conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification for a long gun, the police officer shall currently be authorized to use or carry a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Type 1 long gun, if conversion is for another type 1 long gun, a type 2 long gun, or a type 3 long gun;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Type 2 long gun, if conversion is for another type 2 long gun or a type 3 long gun; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Type 3 long gun, if conversion is for another type 3 long gun.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A police officer converting from one type of long gun to another type of long gun not listed under §E(1) of this regulation shall successfully complete entrance-level firearms classroom instruction, training, and qualification for the long gun to which the police officer is converting.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Long Gun Conversion — Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Long gun conversion classroom instruction shall, at a minimum, include the Classroom Instruction Topics marked with an “X” under Firearms Conversion Training—Long Gun in the table under Regulation .10B of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Long gun conversion classroom instruction, training, and qualification shall, at a minimum, meet the applicable criteria in the following table:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The course of fire for long gun conversion qualification shall meet the requirements specified for the type of long gun established in the table under Regulation .07A of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Crediting Conversion Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification Toward Annual Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A law enforcement agency may use the following conversion training toward a police officer's annual firearms classroom instruction, training, and qualification requirements for the specific firearm used in the conversion training conducted in the same calendar year:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One day-fire conversion qualification score; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>One reduced light conversion qualification score.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If firearms conversion classroom instruction is less than 14 hours, a law enforcement agency may use a maximum of 2 hours of the firearms conversion classroom instruction toward meeting a police officer's annual firearms classroom instruction requirements in the same calendar year the conversion training was conducted.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If firearms conversion classroom instruction is 14 hours or more, a law enforcement agency may use a maximum of 6 hours of the firearms conversion classroom instruction toward meeting a police officer's annual firearms classroom instruction requirements for the same calendar year the conversion training was conducted.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>