{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-305.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 4–305.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:\n(1) transport a rapid fire activator into the State; or\n(2) manufacture, possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a rapid fire activator.\n(b) This section does not apply to the possession of a rapid fire activator by a person who:\n(1) possessed the rapid fire activator before October 1, 2018;\n(2) applied to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2018, for authorization to possess a rapid fire activator;\n(3) received authorization to possess a rapid fire activator from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2019; and\n(4) is in compliance with all federal requirements for possession of a rapid fire activator.\n(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the otherwise lawful possession of a part or combination of parts by:\n(1) a police officer or other person employed by a law enforcement agency under circumstances in which the officer or other person possesses the part or parts in accordance with authorization given by the law enforcement agency; or\n(2) a person who has registered a machine gun with the Secretary of State Police under § 4–403 of this title if the part or parts are possessed for use in only, and necessary for the proper function of, a machine gun that is currently registered by the person under § 4–403 of this title.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=4-305.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"befaecfad1de8d2f878395ef51e7b56587b328faada2e8de36a667938557a985","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}