WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

36E.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subheading, the following persons
may, to the extent authorized prior to March 27, 1972, and subject to the conditions
specified in this subsection and subsection (j) [hereof] HEREOF, continue to wear, carry,
or transport a handgun without a permit:

(1)     Holders of special police commissions issued under Title 4, Subtitle 9 of
Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, while actually on duty on the property for
which the commission was issued or while traveling to or from such duty;

(2)     Uniformed security guards, special railway police, and watchmen who
have been cleared for such employment by the Maryland State Police, while in the course
of their employment or while traveling to or from the place of employment;

(3)     Guards in the employ of a bank, savings and loan association, building
and loan association, or express or armored car agency, while in the course of their
employment or while traveling to or from the place of employment; AND

(4)     Private detectives and employees of private detectives previously
licensed under former [§ 90A of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland] TITLE
13 OF THE BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE, while in the course of
their employment[,] or while traveling to or from the place of employment.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect punctuation, missing conjunction, and obsolete
cross-reference in Article 27, § 36E(i).

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 13, Acts of 1972; and Ch. 3, Acts of 1989, which
enacted the Business Occupations and Professions Article.

246A.

(a) Except as provided in § 6-209 of the Transportation Article, it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to bet, wager or gamble at or to
keep, conduct, maintain or operate any game of chance, gaming table or coin-operated
gambling machine or device upon any vessel upon any of the waters within the State of
Maryland, or upon any pier, wharf, building or other structure of any kind whatsoever
which is built upon or over any of the waters of this State and which pier, wharf, building
or other structure cannot be entered from the shore of the State of Maryland by a person
on foot, and it shall further be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to
establish, keep, rent, use or occupy, or knowingly suffer to be established, kept, rented,
used or occupied, any vessel upon any of the waters of the State of Maryland, or any pier,
wharf, building or other structure of any kind whatsoever which is built upon or over any
of the waters of this State and which cannot be entered from the shore of the State of
Maryland by a person on foot, for the purpose of conducting, maintaining or operating
any game of chance, gaming table or coin-operated gambling machine or device. This
section shall prevail despite the issue of any form of license or permit granted through or
by any county, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of this State. Any
person, firm, association or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be

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