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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".25" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.25" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Multiple Purchases — Collectors.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person shall be designated as a collector by the Secretary before applying for a multiple purchase of regulated firearms as a collector.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person may submit an application to be designated as a collector if the person:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Devotes time and attention to acquiring certain types of regulated firearms for the enhancement of the collector’s personal collection; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Possesses a Federal Collector’s License (Curio and Relics).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The designated collector application shall be submitted in the format prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The designated collector application shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant’s name, address, driver’s license or photographic identification soundex number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, sex, eye and hair color, occupation, and home and work telephone numbers;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A description of the nature of the applicant’s collecting activities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A declaration by the applicant, under the penalty of perjury, that the applicant is not prohibited under federal or State law from possessing a firearm; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A declaration by the applicant, under the penalty of perjury, that all information in the application is true and accurate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a designated collector application is approved or denied by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide written notification to the person within a reasonable time after receiving a properly completed application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Secretary shall revoke without prejudice a person’s designated collector status by written notification, either in person or by mail to the person’s last known address, if the person is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Under indictment for a crime of violence; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Arrested for any violation that would prohibit the purchase or possession of a regulated firearm.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A person whose designated collector application is denied or whose designated collector status is revoked may submit a written request to the Secretary for a review of the decision within 30 days after the date that the written notice of denial or revocation was sent by the Secretary.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The person may request a review of the decision in writing or may request a hearing before the Commander of the Licensing Division, the Supervisor of the Firearms Registration Section, or the denying officer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The person shall be granted a review of the denial or revocation within 30 days after the person’s request for review.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>