ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

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(I)      IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD;

(II)     HAS NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A DISQUALIFYING CRIME;

(III)   HAS NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION CLASSIFIED AS
A COMMON LAW CRIME AND RECEIVED A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF MORE THAN 2
YEARS;

(IV)    IS NOT A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE;

(V)     IS NOT A HABITUAL DRUNKARD;

(VI)    IS NOT ADDICTED TO A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE
OR IS NOT A HABITUAL USER;

(VII)  HAS NEVER SPENT MORE THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A
MEDICAL INSTITUTION FOR TREATMENT OF A MENTAL DISORDER, UNLESS A
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE ISSUED WITHIN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF
APPLICATION IS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION, CERTIFYING THAT THE FIREARM
APPLICANT IS CAPABLE OF POSSESSING A REGULATED FIREARM WITHOUT UNDUE
DANGER TO THE FIREARM APPLICANT OR TO ANOTHER;

(VIII) IS NOT A RESPONDENT AGAINST WHOM A CURRENT NON EX
PARTE CIVIL PROTECTIVE ORDER HAS BEEN ENTERED UNDER § 4-506 OF THE
FAMILY LAW ARTICLE;

(IX) IF UNDER THE AGE OF 30 YEARS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION,
HAS NOT BEEN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT BY A JUVENILE COURT FOR AN ACT
THAT WOULD BE A DISQUALIFYING CRIME IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT; AND

(X) SUBJECT TO § 5-119 OF THIS SUBTITLE, HAS COMPLETED A
CERTIFIED FIREARMS SAFETY TRAINING COURSE THAT THE POLICE TRAINING
COMMISSION CONDUCTS WITHOUT CHARGE OR THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS THAT
THE POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION ESTABLISHES UNDER § 3-207 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C)     REQUIRED WARNING.

EACH FIREARM APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
"ANY FALSE INFORMATION SUPPLIED OR STATEMENT MADE IN THIS APPLICATION IS
A CRIME WHICH MAY BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE
THAN 3 YEARS, OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000, OR BOTH.".

(D)     FIREARM APPLICATION OF CORPORATION.

IF THE FIREARM APPLICANT IS A CORPORATION, A CORPORATE OFFICER WHO
IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE SHALL COMPLETE AND EXECUTE THE FIREARM
APPLICATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a)(1) of this section is standard language added
to state expressly that which only was implied in the former law, i.e.,
applications may be made only on the form that the Secretary provides.

Subsections (a)(2) through (d) of this section are new language derived

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