WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 13

(a) (1) There is a Handgun Roster Board in the Department
of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(2)  The Board shall consist of 9 members, appointed
by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, each
of whom shall serve for a term of 4 years.

(3)  The members of the Board shall be:

(i) The Superintendent;

(ii) A representative of the Association of
Chiefs of Police;

(iii) A representative of the Maryland State's
Attorneys' Association;

(iv) A HANDGUN DEALER, A GUNSMITH, OR A

representative of a handgun manufacture, preferably a

manufacturer from the State A HANDGUN DEALER, OR A GUNSMITH;

(v) A representative [of the Maryland Chapter]
of the National Rifle Association OR ITS AFFILIATED STATE
ASSOCIATION, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE;

(vi) A representative of the Marylanders
Against Handgun Abuse; and

(vii) 3 citizen members.

(4)  The Superintendent shall serve as Chairman of the
Board.

(5)  The Board shall meet at the request of the
Chairman of the Board or by request of a majority of the members.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health and safety, has been passed by a yea and nay
vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect
from the date it is enacted.

Approved April 4, 1989.

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