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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 29.05.02.02" title_num="29" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Introduction.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Secretary, after consulting with the Director, shall establish policies and procedures for the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Collection, submission, identification, acquisition of profile, storage, and disposal of shell casings provided by dealers from all new handguns sold in the State; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Access to the Statewide Shell Casing Data Base or dissemination of search results.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Crime Laboratory shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Receive shell casings for acquisition of profile, classification, and storage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>File each shell casing profile submitted to the laboratory; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Make information relating to shell casing samples and shell casing records available to other law enforcement agencies as authorized in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>