Licensing Division
Key information
Use the Maryland State Police Licensing portal for regulated firearm registrations, firearm transfers, and professional licenses.
Use the eMDSP Online Services Licensing portal for LEOSA, handgun qualification license, Intercept Device, K9 registration, and qualified handgun instructors search and certification.
The Maryland State Police (MDSP) Licensing Division is responsible for enforcing the licensing and registration of firearms, the issuance of handgun permits, and the regulation of security guards and security agencies, along with other licensing duties specified by law or regulation. All of these functions are done through two separate systems:
Below are clear guidelines for which system to use for registrations, licenses, and permits.
Maryland State Police Licensing Portal
You must use this licensing portal for the following registrations, licenses, and permits:
Firearms
- Regulated Firearm purchases, transfers and registrations
- Regulated Firearms dealers
- Designated Firearms collector
- Machine gun registration
- Wear and Carry permit
- Untraceable Firearm registration
- Firearm Pawn and Redemptions
Firearm transfers
- Sale of a handgun
- Rental of a Handgun
- Sale of Other (Frame, Receiver, etc.)
- Private Sale of Handgun
- Private sale of Other (Frame, Receiver, etc.)
- Private Sale Returned to Seller Handgun
- Private Sale Returned to Seller Other (Frame, Receiver, etc.)
Professional licenses
- Private Detective certificates
- Private Detective Agency license
- Security Guard certification
- Security Systems Technician license
- Security Systems Agency license
- Special Police Officer license
- Railroad Police Officer license
- Bullet Proof Body Armor permit
- Qualified Handgun Instructor certification
- Security Guard/Special Police Employer
(eMDSP) Online Services
You must use the eMDSP portal for the following registrations, licenses, and permits:
- Handgun Qualification License
- Law Enforcement Safety Act ID Card (LEOSA)
- Qualified Handgun Instructor certification
- Qualified Handgun Instruction search
- Intercept Device registration
- K-9 registration
Questions?
For questions about a specific type of licensing, each section in the Licensing Division is available for inquiries through e-mail.
- Security Guard Section: [email protected]
- K-9 Registration: msp.licen[email protected]
- Handgun Permit Section: [email protected]
- LEOSA: [email protected]
- Private Detective: [email protected]
- Special Police and Railroad Police: [email protected]
- Security Systems Unit: [email protected]
- Firearms Registration (Firearm Purchases): [email protected]
- Handgun Qualification License Unit: [email protected]
- Inspection and Compliance Unit: msp.inspectionco[email protected]
- Intercept Devices: msp.lic[email protected]
- MSP Command (Compliments and Complaints): [email protected]