# COMAR Title 29 — Department of State Police

## Subtitle 03 — Weapons Regulations

### Chapter 03 — Handgun Roster Board

#### Regulation .15 Notification after Adoption of Objections.

*COMAR 29.03.03.15*

A. If the Board adopts an objection to a handgun which was tentatively placed on the Handgun Roster upon its own initiative, the Board shall:

  (1) Publish notice in the Maryland Register, as soon as feasible, that the objection has been adopted;

  (2) Send a letter to all regulated firearms dealers licensed under Public Safety Article, §5-106, Annotated Code of Maryland, that an objection to the handgun has been finally adopted and the handgun has not been officially placed on the Handgun Roster; and

  (3) Send a copy of the letter in §A(2) of this regulation to the main branch of each public library system in the State.

B. If a handgun was placed on the Roster as the result of a petition, and the petitioner does not request a hearing within 15 days after receiving the Board's tentative adoption of an objection, the Board shall:

  (1) Publish notice in the Maryland Register, as soon as feasible, that the objection has been adopted;

  (2) Send a letter to all regulated firearms dealers licensed under Public Safety Article, §5-106, Annotated Code of Maryland, that an objection to the handgun has been finally adopted and the handgun has not been officially placed on the Handgun Roster; and

  (3) Send a copy of the letter in §B(2) to the main branch of each public library system in the State.

C. If a handgun was placed on the Roster as the result of a petition, and the petitioner does request a timely hearing after receiving the Board's tentative adoption of an objection, a hearing shall be held in accordance with Regulation .14C(3) of this chapter. If, after the hearing, the Board approves the objection, the Board shall:

  (1) Publish notice in the Maryland Register, as soon as feasible, that the objection has been adopted;

  (2) Send a letter to all regulated firearms dealers licensed under Public Safety Article, §5-106, Annotated Code of Maryland, that an objection to the handgun has been finally adopted and the handgun has not been officially placed on the Handgun Roster; and

  (3) Send a copy of the letter in §C(2) of this regulation to the main branch of each public library system in the State.