Ch. 196

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 196

(House Bill 326)

AN ACT concerning

Crimes and Punishments - Machine Gun Registration

FOR the purpose of altering the requirements for the registration
of machine guns with the Superintendent of the Maryland
State Police; and generally relating to the registration of
machine guns.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 379

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

379.

Except in the calendar year it was purchased, every machine
gun in this State shall be registered with the Superintendent of
the Maryland State Police annually during the month of May.
Also, every machine gun shall be registered within 24 hours after
its acquisition. Blanks for registration shall be prepared by
the Superintendent of the State Police and furnished upon
application. To comply with this section the application as
filed must show [the model and serial number of the gun, the
name, address and occupation of the person in possession, and
from whom and the purpose for which the gun was acquired.] THE
MAKE, MODEL, SERIAL NUMBER, CALIBER, TYPE, BARREL LENGTH, FINISH,
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE GUN, AND THE NAME, ADDRESS, RACE, SEX,
DATE OF BIRTH, MARYLAND DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER, AND OCCUPATION
OF THE PERSON IN POSSESSION OF THE GUN, FROM WHOM AND THE PURPOSE
FOR WHICH THE GUN WAS ACQUIRED. The registration data shall not
be subject to inspection by the public. Any person failing to
register any gun as required by this section shall be presumed to
possess the same for offensive or aggressive purpose.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 2, 1988.

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