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Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-107

This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-107, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.

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§5–107.

Official statutory text

(a) (1) An applicant for a dealer’s license shall:

(i) submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and

(ii) pay to the Secretary an application fee of $50, payable to the Comptroller.

(2) A refund or proration of the application fee is prohibited.

(b) An application for a dealer’s license shall contain:

(1) the applicant’s name, address, Social Security number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, eye and hair color, and signature;

(2) a clear and recognizable photograph of the applicant, unless the photograph has been submitted with a prior year’s application;

(3) a set of the applicant’s fingerprints, unless the fingerprints have been submitted with a prior year’s application; and

(4) a statement by the applicant that the applicant:

(i) is a citizen of the United States;

(ii) is at least 21 years old;

(iii) has never been convicted of a disqualifying crime;

(iv) has never been convicted of a violation classified as a common law crime and received a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years;

(v) is not a fugitive from justice;

(vi) is not a habitual drunkard;

(vii) is not addicted to a controlled dangerous substance or is not a habitual user; and

(viii) 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 applicant is capable of possessing a regulated firearm without undue danger to the applicant or to another.

(c) Each application for a dealer’s license 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) If an applicant is a corporation, a corporate officer who is a resident of the State shall complete and execute the application.

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