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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.20" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Regulated Firearm Application — Disapproval.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Secretary disapproves a regulated firearm application, the Secretary shall provide written notice of the disapproval to the dealer or prospective seller, lessor, or transferor within seven days after receiving a properly completed application. The written notice shall contain the reasons the application was disapproved.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>After providing written notice to the dealer or prospective seller, lessor, or transferor, the Secretary shall provide written notice of the disapproval to the applying purchaser, lessee, or transferee. The written notice shall contain the reasons the application was disapproved and a statement of the applicant’s appeal rights.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>