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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".40" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.40" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Qualified Handgun Instructor License — Revocation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Secretary may revoke a Qualified Handgun Instructor License for cause. Sufficient cause may include, but is not limited to, evidence of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Unsafe range practices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>False reporting of Firearm Safety Training Course completion or Handgun Permit Training Course completion;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Falsification of permit applicant qualification scores;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Failure to satisfy the minimum requirements of training courses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Conviction for a criminal offense that would preclude the licensee from purchasing or possessing a firearm; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Conviction for a criminal offense involving the distribution, use, or possession of a controlled substance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Secretary shall provide written notification to a person whose Qualified Handgun Instructor License is revoked.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A written notice of revocation shall contain the reasons the license was revoked and a statement of the person’s appeal rights.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A person whose Qualified Handgun Instructor License is revoked shall return the license to the Licensing Division, Department of State Police within 10 days after receipt of the notice of revocation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>