Ch. 562                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)     The hearing and subsequent proceedings of judicial review, if any,
thereupon following shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act.

(3)     The hearing shall be held in the county of the legal residence of the
aggrieved person. [If the aggrieved person is not a State resident, the hearing shall be
held at a location designated by the Secretary of the State Police].

[(j)] (M) (L) Any REGULATED FIREARMS dealer OR PERSON who sells,
RENTS, or transfers a [pistol or revolver] REGULATED FIREARM in compliance with
this subtitle shall forward a copy of the written notification of such completed transaction,
within seven days from the date of delivery of the [said pistol or revolver] REGULATED
FIREARM, to the Secretary [of the State Police], whose duty it shall be to maintain a
permanent record of all such completed sales, RENTALS, and transfers of [pistols and
revolvers] REGULATED FIREARMS in the State. The notification shall contain an
identifying description of the [ pistol or revolver] REGULATED FIREARM sold, RENTED,
or transferred including its caliber, make, model, manufacturer's serial number, if any,
and any other special or peculiar characteristics or marking by which the [ said pistol or
revolver] REGULATED FIREARM may be identified.

(N) (M) (1) A REGULATED FIREARMS DEALER OR PERSON SHALL
COMPLETE THE SALE RENTAL OR TRANSFER OF A REGULATED FIREARM WITHIN
90 DAYS OF THE DATE THE APPLICATION OF THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OR
TRANSFEREE'S APPLICATION, LESSEE, OR TRANSFEREE WAS STAMPED BY THE
SECRETARY AS NOT BEING DISAPPROVED.

(2) A REGULATED FIREARMS DEALER OR PERSON SHALL WITHIN 7
DAYS, RETURN TO THE SECRETARY ANY APPLICATION FOR WHICH THE SALE,
RENTAL, OR TRANSFER OF A REGULATED FIREARM WAS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN
90 DAYS OF THE DATE THE APPLICATION WAS STAMPED BY THE SECRETARY AS NOT
BEING DISAPPROVED. ALL SUCH APPLICATIONS RETURNED TO THE SECRETARY
SHALL BE VOIDED AS AN INCOMPLETE SALE RENTAL, OR TRANSFER.

[(k)] (O) (N) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect sales and/or
transfers for bona fide resale in the ordinary course of business of a person duly licensed
under § 443 of this subtitle, or sales, RENTALS, transfer TRANSFERS, and/or the use of
[pistols or revolvers] REGULATED FIREARMS by any person authorized or required to
sell, RENT, transfer, and/or use [such pistols or revolvers] REGULATED FIREARMS as
part of his or her duties as a member of any official police force or other law enforcement
agency, the armed forces of the United States, including all official reserve organizations,
or the Maryland National Guard.

[(1) Any person who knowingly gives any false information or makes any material
misstatement in an application required by this section, or who fails to promptly forward
such application to the Secretary of the State Police or the Secretary's duly authorized
agent or agents, or who sells or transfers a pistol or revolver to a person other than the
one by whom application was made, or who otherwise sells, transfers, purchases, or
receives transfer of a pistol or revolver in violation of this section, shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided in § 448 of this subtitle.]

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