Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§5–201.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Dealer’s license” means a federal firearms license.
(c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, a parent, a stepparent, a grandparent, a stepgrandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a sibling, a stepsibling, a child, a stepchild, a grandchild, a stepgrandchild, a niece, or a nephew, as related by blood or marriage.
(d) “Licensee” means a person who holds a dealer’s license.
(e) “NICS Index” has the meaning stated in § 5–133.2 of this title.
(f) “Rifle” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(g) “Short–barreled rifle” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(h) “Short–barreled shotgun” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(i) “Shotgun” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(b) “Dealer’s license” means a federal firearms license.
(c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, a parent, a stepparent, a grandparent, a stepgrandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a sibling, a stepsibling, a child, a stepchild, a grandchild, a stepgrandchild, a niece, or a nephew, as related by blood or marriage.
(d) “Licensee” means a person who holds a dealer’s license.
(e) “NICS Index” has the meaning stated in § 5–133.2 of this title.
(f) “Rifle” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(g) “Short–barreled rifle” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(h) “Short–barreled shotgun” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
(i) “Shotgun” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.
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