Ch. 456                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)     If the owner or possessor of property seized under this section is
acquitted or the charges against the person are dismissed, the seized property shall be
returned to the owner or possessor within 90 days if not otherwise prohibited by law
unless forfeiture proceedings have commenced.

(3)     If the State enters a nolle prosequi against the owner or possessor of
property seized under this section and does not charge the person within 90 days after the
nolle prosequi is entered, the seized property shall be promptly returned to the owner or
possessor if not otherwise prohibited by law.

481E.

(a) (1) In this section, "assault weapon" means any of the following specific
firearms or their copies regardless of which company produced and manufactured that
firearm:

[(i) Uzi 9mm in any format (carbine, rifle);

(ii) Heckler and Koch HK 91 A3 (.308 caliber), 93-A (.223 caliber), or

94;

(iii) Galil 5.56mm and 7.62mm;

(iv) FN Lar and FN Fal assault rifle;

(v) MAC 10-11 in any format;

(vi) TAC-1 carbine in 45 ACP or 9mm;

(vii) Colt AR 15 in any format;

(viii) FNC .223 carbine;

(ix) Avtomat Kalashnikov semiautomatic rifle in any format;

(x) Calico M 900 9mm assault rifle or carbine;

(xi) SIG 550/551 assault rifle (.223 caliber);

(xii) Famas 5.56mm (.223 caliber);

(xiii) Mossberg Model 500 Bullpup assault shotgun;

(xiv) USAS-12 semi-auto assault shotgun;

(xv) Feather Centerfire AT-9 semi-auto;

(xvi) STEYR-AUG-SA semi-auto (.223 caliber);

(xvii) Valmet M-76 and M-78 in all formats;

(xviii) AP 9 assault-pistol;

(xix) Dragunov sniper rifle (7.62 X 39mm);

(xx) Striker 12 assault shotgun in all formats;

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