# COMAR Title 29 — Department of State Police

## Subtitle 05 — Crime Laboratory

### Chapter 02 — Ballistic Fingerprinting

#### Regulation .02 Introduction.

*COMAR 29.05.02.02*

A. The Secretary, after consulting with the Director, shall establish policies and procedures for the:

  (1) Collection, submission, identification, acquisition of profile, storage, and disposal of shell casings provided by dealers from all new handguns sold in the State; and

  (2) Access to the Statewide Shell Casing Data Base or dissemination of search results.

B. The Director, upon consulting with the Secretary, shall establish policies and procedures for a centrally located Statewide Shell Casing Data Base System and Statewide Shell Casing Repository.

C. The Crime Laboratory shall:

  (1) Receive shell casings for acquisition of profile, classification, and storage;

  (2) File each shell casing profile submitted to the laboratory; and

  (3) Make information relating to shell casing samples and shell casing records available to other law enforcement agencies as authorized in this chapter.