EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 329
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HB 589/23 – JUD CF SB 102
By: Delegates Grammer and Simmons
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2024
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired 2
Law Enforcement Officer 3
FOR the purpose of establishing alternative expiration and renewal periods for a handgun 4
permit issued to a certain retired law enforcement officer; and generally relating to 5
handgun permits. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Public Safety 8
Section 5–301(a) and (c) and 5–304(b)(1) and (d)(2) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Public Safety 13
Section 5–309 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF M ARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Public Safety 19
5–301. 20
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(c) “Permit” means a permit issued by the Secretary to carry, wear, or transport 22
a handgun. 23
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5–304. 1
(b) (1) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Secretary may 2
charge a nonrefundable fee payable when an application is filed for a permit. 3
(d) The Secretary may not charge a fee under subsection (b) of this section to: 4
(2) a retired law enforcement officer of the State or a county or municipal 5
corporation of the State. 6
5–309. 7
(a) Except as provided in [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (d) AND (E) of this section, 8
a permit expires on the last day of the holder’s birth month following 2 years after the date 9
the permit is issued. 10
(b) [Subject] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION 11
AND SUBJECT to subsection (c) of this section, a permit may be renewed for successive 12
periods of 3 years each if, at the time of an application for renewal, the applicant possesses 13
the qualifications for the issuance of a permit and pays the renewal fee stated in this 14
subtitle. 15
(c) A person who applies for a renewal of a permit is not required to be 16
fingerprinted unless the Secretary requires a set of the person’s fingerprints to resolve a 17
question of the person’s identity. 18
(d) The Secretary may establish an alternative expiration date for a permit to 19
coincide with the expiration of a license, certification, or commission for: 20
(1) a private detective under Title 13 of the Business Occupations and 21
Professions Article; 22
(2) a security guard under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and 23
Professions Article; or 24
(3) a special police officer under § 3–306 of this article. 25
(E) A PERMIT ISSUED TO A RETIRED LA W ENFORCEMENT OFFICE R WHO 26
RETIRED IN GOOD STAN DING FROM SERVICE WI TH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 27
OF THE STATE OR A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N OF THE STATE: 28
(1) EXPIRES ON THE LAST DAY OF THE HOLDER ’S BIRTH MONTH 29
FOLLOWING 5 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE PE RMIT IS ISSUED; AND 30
(2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIO N (C) OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE RENEWED 31
FOR SUCCESSIVE PERIO DS OF 5 YEARS EACH IF, AT THE TIME OF AN AP PLICATION 32 HOUSE BILL 329 3
FOR RENEWAL , THE APPLICANT POSSES SES THE QUALIFICATIO NS FOR THE 1
ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2024. 4