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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.01" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Adjudicated delinquent” means an act that was found to be a delinquent act, as defined in Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-801(k), Annotated Code of Maryland, at an adjudicatory hearing, as defined in Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-801(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Ammunition” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-133.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Antique firearm” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-201(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Assault long gun” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-301(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Assault pistol” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-301(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Assault weapon” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-301(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Central Repository” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-117.1(f)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Copycat weapon” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-301(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Crime Laboratory” means the Forensic Sciences Division, Department of State Police.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Crime of violence” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Dealer” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Dealer’s license” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(e), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Designated law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(f), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Detachable magazine” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §4-301(f), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“External safety lock” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-132(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Firearm” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(h), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Firearms Registration Section” means the operational unit of the Licensing Division, Department of State Police that is the primary repository for all files and records relating to the administration of firearms laws and is also responsible for the investigation and processing of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Applications to purchase or transfer a regulated firearm; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applications for a regulated firearms dealer’s license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Firearms Safety Training Certificate” means a certificate, letter, or other written documentation verifying satisfactory completion of a Firearms Safety Training Course.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“Firearms Safety Training Course” means a firearms training course that satisfies the requisite minimum requirements of Regulation .29 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Fugitive from justice” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(k), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Gun show” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-130(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>“Habitual drunkard” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(l), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>“Habitual user” of controlled dangerous substances has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(m), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>“Handgun” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(n), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>“Handgun Qualification License” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(o), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>“Integrated mechanical safety device” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-132(a)(6), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>“Manufacturer” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-131(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>“Mental disorder” has the meaning stated in Health—General Article, §10-101(f), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>“Mental health facility” has the meaning stated in Health—General Article, §10-101(e), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>“Minor” has the meaning stated in Criminal Law Article, §1-101(g), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(31)">
      <text>“Pepper mace” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-134(d)(1)(ii)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(32)">
      <text>“Permit” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-301(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(33)">
      <text>“Person” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §1-101(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(34)">
      <text>“Projectile” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-131(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(35)">
      <text>“Qualified Handgun Instructor” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(q), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(36)">
      <text>“Qualified Handgun Instructor License” means a license issued by the Secretary in accordance with Regulation .38 of this chapter, certifying a person’s ability to instruct firearms training courses as a Qualified Handgun Instructor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(37)">
      <text>“Regulated firearm” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(r), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(38)">
      <text>“Rent” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(s), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(39)">
      <text>“Rifling characteristics” means the number of lands and grooves in the barrel of a handgun, including right or left twist.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(40)">
      <text>“Secondary sale” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(t), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(41)">
      <text>“Secretary” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(u), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(42)">
      <text>“Seller” means a person who is selling, renting, or transferring a regulated firearm through a secondary sale.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(43)">
      <text>“Shell casing” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-131(a)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(44)">
      <text>“Straw purchase” has the meaning stated in Public Safety Article, §5-101(v), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>