The Maryland Handgun Roster is established under Public Safety Article 5. Sections 404-405 define membership and functions of the Roster Review Board. Section 406, given below, explains the Handgun Roster itself.
§5–406.
(a) (1) Except as provided in § 5-402 of this subtitle, a person may not manufacture for distribution or sale a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster in the State.
(2) A person may not sell or offer for sale in the State a handgun manufactured after January 1, 1985, that is not included on the handgun roster.
(3) A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a handgun on which the manufacturer’s identification mark or number is obliterated, removed, changed, or otherwise altered.
(b) The Secretary may seek an order from a circuit court to permanently or temporarily enjoin the willful and continuous manufacture, sale, or offer for sale, in violation of this section, of a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster.
(c) (1) A person who manufactures a handgun for distribution or sale in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each violation.
(2) A person who sells or offers to sell a handgun in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 for each violation.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, each handgun manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this subsection is a separate violation.
Staff: Rachel Rosenberg (410) 653-4247; e-mail: rachel.rosenberg@maryland.gov
Chair: Maj. Andy Johnson, designee of Secretary of State Police
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms: Robert D. Bajefsky, Esq.; Ivan J. Bates; Cassandra K. Crifasi, Ph.D.; P. Michael Errico; Alexander R. Kohn; Jonathan W. Maurath; Carl W. Roy II, Esq.; Michael A. Spaulding. Terms expire 2024.
Kim Y. Dennis; Daniel H. Popp III. 2028.
