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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".32" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.32" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Handgun Qualification License — Issuance and Denial.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In accordance with Public Safety Article, §5-117.1(h), Annotated Code of Maryland, the Secretary shall issue a Handgun Qualification License or provide a written denial of the application within 30 days after receiving a properly completed application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A properly completed application satisfies all the requirements prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A written denial provided by the Secretary shall contain the reasons the application was denied and a statement of the applicant’s appeal rights.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In accordance with Public Safety Article, §5-117.1(h)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual whose fingerprints have been submitted to the Central Repository, and whose application has been denied, may request that the record of the fingerprints be expunged by obliteration.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>