Ch. 690                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

circumstances or has been confined to a certain facility
under certain circumstances from possessing a pistol,
revolver, rifle, or shotgun; providing an exception to this
Act; providing for certain penalties; and making stylistic
changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 445(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 481D

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

445.

(c) [It shall be unlawful for any person who has been
convicted of a crime of violence, or of any of the provisions of
this subtitle or who is a fugitive from justice or a habitual
drunkard, or addicted to or an habitual user of narcotics,
barbiturates or amphetamines, to possess a pistol or revolver.] A
PERSON MAY NOT POSSESS A PISTOL OR REVOLVER IF THE PERSON:

(1)  HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, OR OF
ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(2)  IS:

(I)  A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE;

(II)  A HABITUAL DRUNKARD;

(III)  A HABITUAL USER ABUSER OF NARCOTICS,
BARBITURATES, OR AMPHETAMINES; OR

(IV)  MENTALLY ILL SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL
DISORDER AS DEFINED IN § 10-101(F)(2) OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL
ARTICLE AND HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AGAINST ANOTHER
PERSON OR SELF, OR HAS BEEN CONFINED FOR MORE THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE
DAYS TO A FACILITY AS DEFINED IN § 10-101 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL.

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