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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-139 (2026)
§ 5-139
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§5–139.
(a) A person may not knowingly give false information or make a material misstatement in a firearm application or in an application for a dealer’s license.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
(a) A person may not knowingly give false information or make a material misstatement in a firearm application or in an application for a dealer’s license.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: Hightower v. City of Boston, 693 F.3d 61 (1st Cir. 2012).
Hightower v. City of Boston, 693 F.3d 61 (1st Cir. 2012). “”); Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-139 (a) ("A person may not knowingly give false information or make a material misstatement in a firearm application.”
FURDA v. State, 997 A.2d 856 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010). “), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“P.”
Furda v. State, 1 A.3d 528 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010). “), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article ("P.”
Furda v. State, 26 A.3d 918 (Md. 2011). “Code (2003), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“PS”).”
Ali v. State, 21 A.3d 140 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2011). “), section 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“PS”), Ali was charged with “knowingly giv[ing] false information or mak[ing] a material misstatement in a firearm application.”
Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-139(a): 4 cases
FURDA v. State, 997 A.2d 856 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010). “), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“P.”
Furda v. State, 1 A.3d 528 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010). “), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article ("P.”
Furda v. State, 26 A.3d 918 (Md. 2011). “Code (2003), § 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“PS”).”
Ali v. State, 21 A.3d 140 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2011). “), section 5-139(a) of the Public Safety Article (“PS”), Ali was charged with “knowingly giv[ing] false information or mak[ing] a material misstatement in a firearm application.”
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