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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-143 (2026)
§ 5-143
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§5–143.
(a) (1) A person who moves into the State with the intent of becoming a resident shall register all regulated firearms with the Secretary within 90 days after establishing residency.
(2) The Secretary shall prepare and, on request of an applicant, provide an application form for registration under this section.
(b) An application for registration under this section shall contain:
(1) the make, model, manufacturer’s serial number, caliber, type, barrel length, finish, and country of origin of each regulated firearm; and
(2) the firearm applicant’s name, address, Social Security number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, eye and hair color, signature, driver’s or photographic identification Soundex number, and occupation.
(c) An application for registration filed with the Secretary of State Police shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable total registration fee of $15, regardless of the number of firearms registered.
(d) Registration data provided under this section is not open to public inspection.
(a) (1) A person who moves into the State with the intent of becoming a resident shall register all regulated firearms with the Secretary within 90 days after establishing residency.
(2) The Secretary shall prepare and, on request of an applicant, provide an application form for registration under this section.
(b) An application for registration under this section shall contain:
(1) the make, model, manufacturer’s serial number, caliber, type, barrel length, finish, and country of origin of each regulated firearm; and
(2) the firearm applicant’s name, address, Social Security number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, eye and hair color, signature, driver’s or photographic identification Soundex number, and occupation.
(c) An application for registration filed with the Secretary of State Police shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable total registration fee of $15, regardless of the number of firearms registered.
(d) Registration data provided under this section is not open to public inspection.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2004–2011 · leading case: Chow v. State, 903 A.2d 388 (Md. 2006).
Chow v. State, 903 A.2d 388 (Md. 2006). “" Section 449 is currently codified (without substantial change) as § 5-143 of the Public Safety Article. [4] Petitioner's questions, as phrased in his Petition for Writ of Certiorari, were as follows: "1.”
Evans v. State, 23 A.3d 223 (Md. 2011). “Section 5-143 of the Public Safety Article, Maryland Code (2003), provides: (a) Prohibited.”
Jones v. State, 23 A.3d 880 (Md. 2011). “posing the mandatory-minimum, five-year, no-parole penalty applicable to violations of § 5-133(c) for a violation of § 5—133(b), did the Court of Special Appeals err by only striking the no-parole condition and failing to vacate the sentence and remand the case for a new…”
Melton v. State, 842 A.2d 743 (Md. 2004). “Code (2003), § 5-143 of the Public Safety Article, entitled "Knowing participation in violation of subtitle.”
Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-143(b): 2 cases
Evans v. State, 23 A.3d 223 (Md. 2011). “Section 5-143 of the Public Safety Article, Maryland Code (2003), provides: (a) Prohibited.”
Jones v. State, 23 A.3d 880 (Md. 2011). “posing the mandatory-minimum, five-year, no-parole penalty applicable to violations of § 5-133(c) for a violation of § 5—133(b), did the Court of Special Appeals err by only striking the no-parole condition and failing to vacate the sentence and remand the case for a new…”
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