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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".58" citation="COMAR 29.03.01.58" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Dealers — Security Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensed dealer may not conduct business and store firearms at a location unless:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The premises on which the licensed dealer operates is equipped with the security features specified in Public Safety Article, §5-145.1(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and §§B — D of this regulation; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Outside business hours, the licensed dealer locks all firearms stored on premises in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A vault;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A safe; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A room or building that meets the requirements of Public Safety Article, §5-145.1(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and §§B — D of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Video security equipment shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Record 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without interruption;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide a date and time stamp for every recorded frame;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Record activity inside and outside the place of business to include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Each entrance and exit of the place of business; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Either:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Exterior parking areas leading up to and from the place of business; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Exterior corridors leading up to and from the place of business if the parking area is not continuous to the business;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have limited and secured access to the stored footage in a format that can be easily accessed for investigational purposes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Retain recordings of security footage for a minimum of 90 days; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Make footage available upon request by a law enforcement agency within 48 hours.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Burglary Alarm System Requirements. A security system shall be continually monitored and cover all perimeter entry and exit points.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Physical barriers may include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Bollards, concrete barriers, steel barricades, planters, landscape boulders, terrain, building construction, and elevation or another physical barrier that prevents intrusion into the building; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Security gates, screens, shutters, bars, security window film, or window grilles.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Inspection. The Secretary:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall inspect the security requirements of a licensed dealer at least once every 2 years; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May inspect the security requirements at any time before being approved for a license, as a follow-up to a non-compliant inspection, during required inventory and record audits, and following a burglary/theft or attempts thereof.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Non-Compliance.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 imposed by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In addition to the penalty imposed under §F(1) of this regulation, a person who knowingly and willfully violates this section is subject to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Suspension of the person’s dealer’s license upon a second offense, with the suspension remaining in effect until compliance is regained; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Revocation of the person’s dealer’s license upon a third or subsequent offense.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>