WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 199

for violation of this Act provision; and generally relating to the sale, trade, or
transfer of regulated firearms.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 443A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1992 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

443A.

(A)     (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2) "DISPLAY'' MEANS ANY METHOD OF OFFERING FOR SALE OR
TRANSFER A REGULATED FIREARM AT A GUN SHOW.

(3) "GUN SHOW" MEANS AN ORGANIZED GATHERING OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AT WHICH ANY FIREARM IS DISPLAYED.

(4) "PROMOTER" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO SPONSORS, ORGANIZES, OR
OPERATES A GUN SHOW.

(5) (3) "REGULATED FIREARM" MEANS ANY FIREARM WHOSE SALE
OR TRANSFER IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF § 442 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(6) (4) "SUPERINTENDENT" MEANS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
MARYLAND STATE POLICE OR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE.

(B)      (1) (I) A PERSON WHO DISPLAYS A REGULATED FIREARM FOR SALE
OR TRANSFER FROM A TABLE OR FIXED DISPLAY AT A GUN SHOW SHALL FIRST
OBTAIN A TEMPORARY PISTOL AND REVOLVER DEALER'S LICENSE TRANSFER
PERMIT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.

(II)     THE COST OF A TEMPORARY LICENSE AN INITIAL TEMPORARY
TRANSFER PERMIT EACH CALENDAR YEAR IS $10.

(III) EACH TEMPORARY LICENSE SHALL BE VALID ONLY FOR THE
GUN SHOW FOR WHICH IT WAS ISSUED.

(III)    AN ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY TRANSFER PERMIT DURING THE
SAME CALENDAR YEAR SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT CHARGE.

(IV)    A PERSON MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN FIVE TEMPORARY
TRANSFER PERMITS DURING A SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR.

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