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§ 5-136. Straw purchases

MD Pub Safety Code § 5-136 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a person who purchases a regulated firearm as a gift if:

(i)    the regulated firearm is a gift to a resident of the State; and

(ii)    1.    both the purchaser and recipient of the gift comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm; or

2.    if the gift is in the form of a gift certificate, only the recipient of the gift need comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm.

(2)    If the regulated firearm is a gift to the purchaser’s spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or child, the recipient shall:

(i)    complete an application to purchase or transfer a regulated firearm; and

(ii)    forward the application to the Secretary within 5 days after receipt of the regulated firearm.

(3)    The Secretary shall waive the $10 application fee required under § 5-118(a)(2) of this subtitle for a gift purchased in accordance with this subsection.

(b)    A person may not knowingly or willfully participate in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm.

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