Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 5-147
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 5-147
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) The Department shall transmit to each e-mail address on file with the Department that is associated with the purchaser or transferee of a regulated firearm or a person who has registered a regulated firearm with the Department a summary of each new law or change to each existing law pertaining to firearms that was passed by the General Assembly during each legislative session as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The summary described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be transmitted:
(i) within 45 days after the General Assembly adjourns Sine Die in a legislative session;
(ii) for each act establishing a new law or change to an existing law pertaining to firearms, 30 days before the effective date of the act; and
(iii) if an act is designated as an emergency act, as soon as practicable.