Ch. 533                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(B)  A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE A
HANDGUN MANUFACTURED AFTER 1970 JANUARY 1, 1985 THAT IS NOT ON
THE HANDGUN ROSTER.

(C)  A PERSON MAY NOT MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR OFFER FOR SALE
ANY HANDGUN ON WHICH THE MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION MARK OR
NUMBER IS OBLITERATED, REMOVED, CHANGED, OR OTHERWISE ALTERED.

(C) (D) (1) THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY SEEK A PERMANENT OR
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION FROM A CIRCUIT COURT TO ENJOIN THE WILLFUL
AND CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR OFFER FOR SALE, IN VIOLATION
OF THIS SECTION, OF A HANDGUN NOT INCLUDED ON THE HANDGUN ROSTER.

(2) WHEN SEEKING AN INJUNCTION UNDER THIS SECTION,
THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO:

(I) FILE A BOND; OR

(II) SHOW A LACK OF ADEQUATE REMEDY AT LAW.

(D) (E) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE ACT, THE SUPERINTENDENT SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY
TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

(E) A PERSON MAY NOT BE HELD LIABLE IN A CIVIL ACTION FOR
THE MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF A HANDGUN SOLELY ON THE GROUNDS THAT
IT IS A SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL, IF THE HANDGUN IS OF A TYPE THAT
IS INCLUDED ON THE HANDGUN ROSTER.

(F)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INTERFERE
WITH A PERSON'S ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR OFFER TO SELL
RIFLES OR OTHER WEAPONS NOT DEFINED AS HANDGUNS IN SECTION §
36F(B) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(G) (1) ANY PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES A HANDGUN, FOR
DISTRIBUTION OR SALE, IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $10,000
FOR EACH VIOLATION.

(2) ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO SELLS OR OFFERS TO SELL

A HANDGUN IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A

MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $2,500 FOR EACH
VIOLATION.

(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, EACH HANDGUN
MANUFACTURED, SOLD, OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE A SEPARATE VIOLATION.

(H) (1) A PERSON OR ENTITY MAY NOT BE HELD STRICTLY LIABLE
FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM INJURIES TO ANOTHER PERSON
SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE CRIMINAL USE OF ANY HANDGUN FIREARM
BY A THIRD PERSON, UNLESS THE PERSON OR ENTITY CONSPIRED WITH THE

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