WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 540

(2)     (I) The Superintendent may not charge any State, county, or
municipal public safety employee, who is required to wear or carry a handgun as a
condition of government employment, OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS a fee for ah initial
application, for a renewal or subsequent application, or for a duplicate or modified
permit for that handgun:

(I) A STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE
WHO IS REQUIRED TO WEAR OR CARRY A HANDGUN AS A CONDITION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT; OR

(II) A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE STATE OR OF A
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE.

(II) FOR A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE STATE
OR OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE WHO IS OTHERWISE
ENTITLED TO A PERMIT UNDER THIS SECTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY NOT
CHARGE MORE THAN $25 FOR AN INITIAL APPLICATION OR FOR A RENEWAL OR
SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION.

(3)      Notwithstanding the above fees, the applicant shall submit to the
Maryland State Police:

(i) A complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken on
standard fingerprint cards; and

(ii) Payment for the cost of the fingerprint card record checks.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

CHAPTER 540
(House Bill 236)

AN ACT concerning

Workers' Compensation - Penalties - Fraudulent Representations

FOR the purpose of repealing a certain provision of law prohibiting a person from
knowingly obtaining or knowingly attempting to obtain compensation to which the
person is not entitled; prohibiting a person from knowingly affecting or knowingly
attempting to affect the payment of certain compensation, fees, or other expenses
under the Workers' Compensation Law by means of a false or fraudulent
representation; and providing that a person who is convicted of violating this Act
may not receive certain fees or expenses.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Labor and Employment

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