PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

36D.

(e) Every law enforcement officer who conducts a search or seizure pursuant to
this section shall, within twenty-four hours after such search or seizure, file a written
report with the law enforcement agency by which he is employed describing the
circumstances surrounding the search or seizure and the reasons therefor on a form
prescribed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Such report shall
include the name of the person searched. A copy of all such reports shall be sent to the
[Superintendent] SECRETARY of the [Maryland] State Police.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsection (e) of this section is amended to reflect the status of the head of
the Department of State Police as the Secretary of a principal department of
State government in light of Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994 and to delete
surplus language.

36E.

(a) A permit to carry a handgun shall be issued within a reasonable time by the
[Superintendent] SECRETARY of the [Maryland] State Police, upon application under
oath therefor, to any person whom [he] THE SECRETARY finds:

(1)     Is eighteen years of age or older; and

(2)     Has not been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor for which a
sentence of imprisonment for more than one year has been imposed or, if convicted of
such a crime, has been pardoned or has been granted relief pursuant to Title 18, § 925(c)
of the United States Code; and

(3)     Has not been committed to any detention, training, or correctional
institution for juveniles for longer than one year after an adjudication of delinquency by
a juvenile court; provided, however, that a person shall not be disqualified by virtue of
this paragraph (3) if, at the time of the application, more than ten years has elapsed since
his release from such institution; and

(4)     Has not been convicted of any offense involving the possession, use, or
distribution of controlled dangerous substances; and is not presently an addict, an
habitual user of any controlled dangerous substance not under legitimate medical
direction, or an alcoholic; and

(5)     Has, based on the results of investigation, not exhibited a propensity for
violence or instability which may reasonably render his possession of a handgun a danger
to himself or other law-abiding persons; and

(6)     Has, based on the results of investigation, good and substantial reason to
wear, carry, or transport a handgun, provided however, that the phrase "good and
substantial reason" as used herein shall be deemed to include a finding that such permit
is necessary as a reasonable precaution against apprehended danger.

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