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§ 5-404. Handgun Roster Board

MD Pub Safety Code § 5-404 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    There is a Handgun Roster Board in the Department of State Police.

(b)    (1)    The Board consists of 11 members.

(2)    Of the 11 members of the Board:

(i)    one shall be the Secretary as an ex officio member;

(ii)    ten shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

(iii)    all shall be Maryland residents.

(3)    Of the ten appointed members of the Board:

(i)    one shall be a representative of the Association of Chiefs of Police;

(ii)    one shall be a representative of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association;

(iii)    one shall be a handgun dealer, gunsmith, or representative of a handgun manufacturer;

(iv)    one shall be a resident of the State who is a representative of the National Rifle Association or its affiliated State association;

(v)    one shall be a representative of an organization that advocates against handgun violence; and

(vi)    five shall be public members, two of whom shall be mechanical or electrical engineers.

(c)    The term of an appointed member is 4 years.

(d)    The Secretary shall serve as chairman.

(e)    The Board shall meet at the request of the chairman or of a majority of the members.

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