in Article 27, # 442 of the Annotated Code

of Maryland that require the Department

of State Police to notify firearms dealers

within seven days from its receipt of a

firearm application if the applicant has

not been approved; (2) implementation of

management procedures and policies to

ensure that the appropriate investigation

of firearm applicants is conducted in a

timely fashion; and (3) implementation of

management procedures and policies to

ensure that firearms are not sold to

individuals prohibited from purchasing

firearms under the provisions of Article

27, § 442 of the Code.

The Department shall submit the report by

June 1, 1999. The budget committees and

the Senate Judicial Proceedings

Committee and the House Judiciary

Committee shall have 45 days from the

receipt of the report for review and

comment.

Further provided that the Department of

Legislative Services, Office of Legislative

Audits shall conduct an audit of firearms

applications processed by the Department

of State Police and prepare a report of its

findings by October 1, 1999 to determine if

the Department of State Police is

complying with the State's firearms

application statute................................

5,910,823

WA01.02 Field Operations Bureau

General Fund Appropriation.........................

65,153,444

65,083,444

Special Fund Appropriation...........................

24,556,768

89,710,212

24,526,768

89,610,212

Funds are appropriated in the Department

of Transportation budget to pay for

services provided by this program.

Authorization is hereby granted to use

these receipts as special funds for

operating expenses in this program.

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