828                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 502

(F) THE TERM "FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE" MEANS
ANY PERSON WHO HAS FLED FROM A SHERIFF OR OTHER
PEACE OFFICER WITHIN THIS STATE, OR WHO HAS FLED
FROM ANY STATE, TERRITORY OR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO
AVOID PROSECUTION FOR A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR TO
AVOID GIVING TESTIMONY IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEED-
ING.

442.

(A)  ALL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE LAWS, ORDI-
NANCES OR REGULATIONS OF ALL SUBORDINATE JURIS-
DICTIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND ON SALES
OF PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS ARE SUPERSEDED BY THIS
SECTION, AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND HEREBY PRE-
EMPTS THE RIGHTS OF SUCH JURISDICTIONS TO REGU-
LATE THE SALE OF PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS.

(B)  NO DEALER SHALL SELL OR TRANSFER ANY PISTOL
OR REVOLVER UNTIL AFTER SEVEN DAYS SHALL HAVE
ELAPSED FROM THE TIME AN APPLICATION TO PURCHASE
OR TRANSFER SHALL HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BY THE
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE, IN TRIPLI-
CATE, AND FORWARDED BY THE PROSPECTIVE SELLER
OR TRANSFEROR TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
MARYLAND STATE POLICE.

(C)  THE DEALER SHALL PROMPTLY AFTER RECEIVING
AN APPLICATION TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER, COM-
PLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (E) BELOW,
FORWARD ONE COPY OF THE SAME, BY CERTIFIED
MAIL, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND
STATE POLICE. THE COPY FORWARDED TO THE SAID
SUPERINTENDENT SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME, ADDRESS,
AND SIGNATURE OF THE PROSPECTIVE SELLER OR TRANS-
FEROR. THE PROSPECTIVE SELLER OR TRANSFEROR
SHALL RETAIN ONE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR A
PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE PROSPEC-
TIVE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO THE REMAINING COPY OF THE APPLICATION.

(D)  THE APPLICATION TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER
SHALL BEAR THE FOLLOWING LEGEND: "ANY FALSE IN-
FORMATION SUPPLIED OR STATEMENT MADE IN THIS AP-
PLICATION IS A CRIME WHICH MAY BE PUNISHED BY IM-
PRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN TWO
YEARS, OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000, OR BOTH."

(E)  THE APPLICATION TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER
SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(1) APPLICANT'S NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION,
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, RACE, EYE
AND HAIR COLOR AND SIGNATURE. IN THE EVENT THE
APPLICANT IS A CORPORATION, THE APPLICATION SHALL
BE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED BY A CORPORATE OF-
FICER WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE JURISDICTION IN
WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE.