Marvin Mandel, Governor                             49

State Police, upon application under oath therefor, to any person
whom he finds:

(1)  is twenty-one years of age or older; and

(2)  has not been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor for
which a sentence of imprisonment for more than one year has been
imposed or, if convicted of such a crime, has been pardoned OR
HAS BEEN GRANTED RELIEF PURSUANT TO TITLE 18,
SECTION 925 (C) OF THE UNITED STATES CODE; and

(8) has not been committed to any detention, training, or cor-
rectional institution for juveniles for longer than one year after
an adjudication of delinquency by a Juvenile Court; provided, how-
ever, that a person shall not be disqualified by virtue of this para-
graph (3) if, at the time of the application, more than ten years
has elapsed since his release from such institution; and

(4) has not been convicted of any offense involving the possession,
use, or distribution of controlled dangerous substances; and is not
presently an addict, an habitual user of any controlled dangerous
substance NOT UNDER LEGITIMATE MEDICAL DIRECTION
or an alcoholic; and

(5)  has in the judgment of the Superintendent, BASED ON THE
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION, not exhibited a propensity for
violence or instability which may reasonably render his possession
of a handgun a danger to himself or other law abiding persons; and

(6)    has in the judgment of the Superintendent , BASED ON
THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION, good and substantial reason
to wear, carry, or transport a handgun. , PROVIDED HOWEVER,
THAT THE PHRASE "GOOD AND SUBSTANTIAL REASON"
AS USED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE THE
STATEMENT BY ANY APPLICANT UNDER THIS SECTION
A FINDING THAT SUCH PERMIT IS NECESSARY AS A REA-
SONABLE PRECAUTION AGAINST APPREHENDED DANGER.

(b)  The Superintendent may charge a non-refundable fee not to
exceed $25.00, $15.00, payable at the time an application for a permit
or renewal of a permit is filed. All such fees collected by the Super-
intendent shall be credited to a special fund for the account of the
Maryland State Police. The expenses of administering the provisions
of this Section 36E, except for the per diem compensation and ex-
penses of the Handgun Permit Review Board, shall be paid from
the said special fund, but nothing shall preclude the Governor from
including general fund appropriations in his Executive Budget for
such purposes if the special fund is inadequate therefor.

(c)  A permit issued under this section shall expire on the last
day of the holder's birth month following two years after its issuance.
The permit may be renewed, upon application and payment of the
renewal fee, for successive periods of two years each, if the applicant,
at the time of application, possesses the qualifications set forth in
this section for the issuance of a permit.

(d)  The Superintendent may, in any permit issued under this
section, limit the geographic area, circumstances, or times during
the day, week, month, or year in or during which the permit is
effective. THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY REDUCE THE COST
OF THE PERMIT ACCORDINGLY, IF THE PERMIT IS
GRANTED FOR ONE DAY ONLY AND AT ONE PLACE ONLY.