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Md. Code, Public Safety § 5–406

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  1. Article - Public Safety

(a) (1) Except as provided in § 5–402 of this subtitle, a person may not manufacture for distribution or sale a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster in the State.

(2) A person may not sell or offer for sale in the State a handgun manufactured after January 1, 1985, that is not included on the handgun roster.

(3) A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a handgun on which the manufacturer’s identification mark or number is obliterated, removed, changed, or otherwise altered.

(b) The Secretary may seek an order from a circuit court to permanently or temporarily enjoin the willful and continuous manufacture, sale, or offer for sale, in violation of this section, of a handgun that is not included on the handgun roster.

(c) (1) A person who manufactures a handgun for distribution or sale in violation of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both for each violation.

(2) A person who sells or offers to sell a handgun in violation of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both for each violation.

(3) For purposes of this subsection, each handgun manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this section is a separate violation.

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