ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 175

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

12-304.

(a)     (1) A dealer shall submit a copy of each record to the primary law
enforcement unit in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(2)     If the dealer transacts business in accordance with § 12-206(b) of this
title, the dealer also shall submit a copy of the records to the local law enforcement
unit in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(3)     On the request of a dealer, the Secretary shall provide to the dealer a
list of local law enforcement units.

(4) THE SECRETARY SHALL ENCOURAGE DEALERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT UNITS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING RECORDS
ELECTRONICALLY.

(b)     The dealer shall submit the records by ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
METHODS, AS REQUIRED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT:

(1)      BY delivering or mailing a copy of the records by the end of the next
business day after the day on which the item was acquired; OR

(2)  BY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER ENTRY TRANSMITTING A COPY OF THE
RECORDS ELECTRONICALLY IN A FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO THE RECEIVING LAW
ENFORCEMENT UNIT, BY THE END OF EACH BUSINESS DAY.

(c)     Each copy of a record, submitted to the primary law enforcement unit and,
if applicable, local law enforcement unit, shall include:

(1)     the license number of the dealer;

(2)     the location of each item listed in the record; and

(3)     the information required under § 12-302 of this subtitle.

(d)     A copy of a record submitted under this section:

(1)     shall be kept confidential;

(2)     is not a public record; and

(3)     is not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the State Government Article.

(e)     A law enforcement unit may destroy the copy of a record submitted under
this section after 1 year from the date the law enforcement unit receives the copy.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

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