Ch. 561                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

1.       THE PERSON PROVIDES THE LICENSED REGULATED
FIREARMS DEALER WITH A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT OR AN OFFICIAL
SUMMARY OF THE REPORT A COPY OF WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE
APPLICATION TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER A REGULATED FIREARM;

2.       THE OFFICIAL POUCE REPORT OR OFFICIAL SUMMARY
OF THE REPORT CONTAINS THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGULATED FIREARM
OWNER, A DESCRIPTION OF THE REGULATED FIREARM, THE LOCATION OF THE
LOSS OR THEFT, THE DATE OF THE LOSS OR THEFT, AND THE DATE WHICH THE LOSS

. OR THEFT WAS REPORTED TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; AND

3.       THE DATE OF THE LOSS OR THEFT AS REFLECTED ON THE
OFFICIAL POUCE REPORT OR OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OCCURRED
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE PERSON'S ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE REGULATED
FIREARM.

(3) FOLLOWING THE SALE OF A REGULATED FIREARM TO A PERSON
WHOSE REGULATED FIREARM WAS EITHER STOLEN OR IRRETRIEVABLY LOST, A
LICENSED REGULATED FIREARMS DEALER SHALL ATTACH A COPY OF THE
OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT OR OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE REPORT TO THE
APPLICATION TO PURCHASE A REGULATED FIREARM AS REQUIRED IN THIS
SUBHEADING AND FORWARD BOTH DOCUMENTS TO THE SECRETARY.

(B) (1) UPON APPLICATION FOR A MULTIPLE PURCHASE TO AND APPROVAL
BY THE SECRETARY, PURCHASES IN EXCESS OF ONE REGULATED FIREARM IN A
30-DAY PERIOD MAY BE MADE UPON COMPLETION OF AN APPLICATION FOR
MULTIPLE PURCHASES OF REGULATED FIREARMS CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION;

(I) A LIST OF THE REGULATED FIREARMS TO BE PURCHASED AND
TRANSFERRED FOR LAWFUL BUSINESS OR PERSONAL USE;

(II) WHETHER UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:

(I) THE PURCHASE OF THE REGULATED FIREARMS IS FOR A
PRIVATE COLLECTION OR IS A COLLECTOR SERIES;

(III) (II) WHETHER THE PURCHASE OF THE REGULATED
FIREARMS IS A BULK PURCHASE FROM AN ESTATE SALE; OR

(III) THE PURCHASE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO REGULATED
FIREARMS IS A MULTIPLE PURCHASE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
A REGULATED FIREARMS DEALER'S DISCOUNTED PRICE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR A
MULTIPLE PURCHASE, PROVIDED THAT THE PURCHASER IS PROHIBITED FROM
PURCHASING A REGULATED FIREARM THE FOLLOWING 30-DAY PERIOD UNLESS
APPROVED FOR A MULTIPLE PURCHASE UNDER ITEM (I) OR (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH; OR

(IV) OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES.

(2) THE APPLICATION SHALL:

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