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Maryland Code, Public Safety § 5-307

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

(a) A permit is valid for each handgun legally in the possession of the person to whom the permit is issued.

(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a permit issued under this subtitle shall restrict the wearing, carrying, and transporting of a handgun by the person to whom the permit is issued to wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun concealed from view:

(i) under or within an article of the person's clothing; or

(ii) within an enclosed case.

(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) of this subsection to keep a handgun concealed is not violated by:

(i) the momentary and inadvertent exposure of a handgun; or

(ii) the momentary and inadvertent exposure of the imprint or outline of a handgun.

(c) A person is not subject to the requirement in subsection (b) of this section to keep a handgun concealed if the person is authorized at the time and under the circumstances to wear, carry, or transport the handgun as part of the person's official equipment, and is:

(1) a person exempted under § 4-203(b)(1) of the Criminal Law Article;

(2) a security guard licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations Article acting within the scope of employment;

(3) a correctional officer or warden of a correctional facility in the State acting within the scope of employment;

(4) a railroad police officer appointed under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article acting within the scope of employment; or

(5) an employee of an armored car company acting within the scope of employment.

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