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Maryland Code, Public Safety § 3-501.1

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) On or before March 1 each year, beginning March 1, 2023, the Baltimore Police Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly regarding the firearms destroyed, seized, or recovered by the Baltimore Police Department during the preceding calendar year.

(2) The report required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall address:

(i) the number of firearms destroyed, seized, or recovered during the reporting period;

(ii) the manufacturer and type of each firearm, to the extent known, including whether it is a handgun, rifle, machine gun, or shotgun;

(iii) whether each firearm had a serial number;

(iv) the reason for the destruction of each firearm;

(v) the source of each firearm, including seizure from a criminal defendant, crime evidence, agency purchase, turned in to the agency by a citizen, or any other source; and

(vi) any other relevant information.

(b) The report submitted on March 1, 2023, under subsection (a) of this section shall also include information regarding firearms destroyed, seized, or recovered by the Baltimore Police Department during each calendar year from 2012 through 2021.

(c) If the Baltimore Police Department has not submitted a report required under subsection (a) of this section, the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may not make any grant funds available to the Baltimore Police Department.

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