(a) The Secretary shall disapprove a firearm application if:
(1) the Secretary determines that the firearm applicant supplied false information or made a false statement;
(2) the Secretary determines that the firearm application is not properly completed; or
(3) the Secretary receives written notification from the firearm applicant’s licensed attending physician that the firearm applicant suffers from a mental disorder and is a danger to the firearm applicant or to another.
(b) (1) If the Secretary disapproves a firearm application, the Secretary shall notify the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor in writing of the disapproval within 7 days after the date that the executed firearm application is forwarded to the Secretary by certified mail or facsimile machine.
(2) After notifying the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee in writing of the disapproval.
(3) The date when the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor forwards the executed firearm application to the Secretary by certified mail or by facsimile machine is the first day of the 7-day period allowed for notice of disapproval to the prospective seller, lessor, or transferor.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Regulated Firearms
Section 5-102 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 5-103 - Effect of Subtitle
Section 5-104 - Preemption by State
Section 5-106 - Dealer's License
Section 5-107 - Application for Dealer's License
Section 5-108 - Criminal History Records Check
Section 5-109 - Investigation of Applicant for Dealer's License
Section 5-110 - Disapproval of Dealer's License Application
Section 5-111 - Term of Dealer's License
Section 5-112 - Nontransferability of Dealer's License; New Place of Business
Section 5-113 - Display of Dealer's License
Section 5-114 - Suspensions and Revocations -- Grounds; Notice; Effect
Section 5-115 - Suspensions and Revocations -- Hearings
Section 5-116 - Judicial Review
Section 5-117 - Application for Regulated Firearm Required
Section 5-117.1 - Handgun Qualification License Required for Purchase of Handguns
Section 5-118 - Firearm Application
Section 5-120 - Copies of Firearm Application; Fees
Section 5-121 - Investigation of Firearm Applicant
Section 5-122 - Disapproval of Firearm Application
Section 5-123 - Time for Licensee to Complete Transactions
Section 5-124 - Secondary Transactions
Section 5-125 - Approved, on Hold, and Disapproved Applications
Section 5-127 - Judicial Review
Section 5-128 - Purchases Within 30 Days -- in General
Section 5-129 - Purchases Within 30 Days -- Multiple Purchases Allowed
Section 5-132 - Handgun Safety Devices
Section 5-133 - Restrictions on Possession of Regulated Firearms
Section 5-133.1 - Restrictions on Possession of Ammunition
Section 5-133.2 - Reporting by Courts or Health Facilities
Section 5-133.3 - Relief From Firearms Disqualification
Section 5-134 - Restrictions on Sale, Rental, or Transfer of Regulated Firearms
Section 5-135 - Regulated Firearms Subject to Seizure
Section 5-136 - Straw Purchases
Section 5-137 - Out-of-State Purchases
Section 5-138 - Sale, Transfer, or Disposal of Stolen Regulated Firearm Prohibited
Section 5-139 - False Information or Misstatement in Application
Section 5-140 - Transporting Regulated Firearm for Unlawful Sale or Trafficking
Section 5-141 - Knowing Participation in Straw Purchase
Section 5-142 - Removal or Alteration of Identification Mark or Number on Firearm
Section 5-143 - Registration Requirements for Persons Moving Into State
Section 5-144 - Knowing Participation in Violation of Subtitle