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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 180
11	8		E4 5lr1043
12	9		SB 102/24 – JPR (PRE–FILED) CF HB 171
13	10		By: Senators West and Carozza
14	11		Requested: October 1, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: January 24, 2025
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired 2
26	20		Law Enforcement Officer 3
27	21
28	22		FOR the purpose of establishing alternative expiration and renewal periods for a handgun 4
29	23		permit issued to a certain retired law enforcement officer; and generally relating to 5
30	24		handgun permits. 6
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32	26		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
33	27		Article – Public Safety 8
34	28		Section 5–301(a) and (c) and 5–304(b)(1) and (d)(2) 9
35	29		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
36	30		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
37	31
38	32		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
39	33		Article – Public Safety 13
40	34		Section 5–309 14
41	35		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
42	36		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
43	37
44	38		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
45	39		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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47	41		Article – Public Safety 19
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 180
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	43	+	5–301. 20
50	44
51		-	~~5–301~~. 1
	45	+	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
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53		-	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
54		-
55		-	(c) “Permit” means a permit issued by the Secretary to carry, wear, or transport 3
56		-	a handgun. 4
57		-
58		-	5–304. 5
59		-
60		-	(b) (1) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Secretary may 6
61		-	charge a nonrefundable fee payable when an application is filed for a permit. 7
62		-
63		-	(d) The Secretary may not charge a fee under subsection (b) of this section to: 8
64		-
65		-	(2) a retired law enforcement officer of the State or a county or municipal 9
66		-	corporation of the State. 10
67		-
68		-	5–309. 11
69		-
70		-	(a) Except as provided in [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (d) AND (E) of this section, 12
71		-	a permit expires on the last day of the holder’s birth month following 2 years after the date 13
72		-	the permit is issued. 14
73		-
74		-	(b) [Subject] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION 15
75		-	AND SUBJECT to subsection (c) of this section, a permit may be renewed for successive 16
76		-	periods of 3 years each if, at the time of an application for renewal, the applicant possesses 17
77		-	the qualifications for the issuance of a permit and pays the renewal fee stated in this 18
78		-	subtitle. 19
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80		-	(c) A person who applies for a renewal of a permit is not required to be 20
81		-	fingerprinted unless the Secretary requires a set of the person’s fingerprints to resolve a 21
82		-	question of the person’s identity. 22
83		-
84		-	(d) The Secretary may establish an alternative expiration date for a permit to 23
85		-	coincide with the expiration of a license, certification, or commission for: 24
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87		-	(1) a private detective under Title 13 of the Business Occupations and 25
88		-	Professions Article; 26
89		-
90		-	(2) a security guard under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and 27
91		-	Professions Article; or 28
92		-
93		-	(3) a special police officer under § 3–306 of this article. 29
94		-
95		-	(E) A PERMIT ISSUED TO A R ETIRED LAW ENFORCEME NT OFFICER WHO 30
96		-	RETIRED IN GOOD STAN DING FROM SERVICE WI TH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 31 SENATE BILL 180 3
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99		-	OF THE STATE OR A COUNTY OR MUNIC IPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE: 1
100		-
101		-	(1) EXPIRES ON THE LAST DAY OF THE HOLDER ’S BIRTH MONTH 2
102		-	FOLLOWING 5 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED ; AND 3
103		-
104		-	(2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIO N (C) OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE RENEWED 4
105		-	FOR SUCCESSIVE PERIO DS OF 5 YEARS EACH IF, AT THE TIME OF AN AP PLICATION 5
106		-	FOR RENEWAL , THE APPLICANT POSSES SES THE QUALIFICATIO NS FOR THE 6
107		-	ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT . 7
108		-
109		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
110		-	October 1, 2025. 9
	47	+	(c) “Permit” means a permit issued by the Secretary to carry, wear, or transport 22
	48	+	a handgun. 23 2 SENATE BILL 180
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	52	+	5–304. 1
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115		-	Approved:
116		-	________________________________________________________________________________
117		-	Governor.
118		-	________________________________________________________________________________
119		-	President of the Senate.
120		-	________________________________________________________________________________
121		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	54	+	(b) (1) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Secretary may 2
	55	+	charge a nonrefundable fee payable when an application is filed for a permit. 3
	56	+
	57	+	(d) The Secretary may not charge a fee under subsection (b) of this section to: 4
	58	+
	59	+	(2) a retired law enforcement officer of the State or a county or municipal 5
	60	+	corporation of the State. 6
	61	+
	62	+	5–309. 7
	63	+
	64	+	(a) Except as provided in [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (d) AND (E) of this section, 8
	65	+	a permit expires on the last day of the holder’s birth month following 2 years after the date 9
	66	+	the permit is issued. 10
	67	+
	68	+	(b) [Subject] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION 11
	69	+	AND SUBJECT to subsection (c) of this section, a permit may be renewed for successive 12
	70	+	periods of 3 years each if, at the time of an application for renewal, the applicant possesses 13
	71	+	the qualifications for the issuance of a permit and pays the renewal fee stated in this 14
	72	+	subtitle. 15
	73	+
	74	+	(c) A person who applies for a renewal of a permit is not required to be 16
	75	+	fingerprinted unless the Secretary requires a set of the person’s fingerprints to resolve a 17
	76	+	question of the person’s identity. 18
	77	+
	78	+	(d) The Secretary may establish an alternative expiration date for a permit to 19
	79	+	coincide with the expiration of a license, certification, or commission for: 20
	80	+
	81	+	(1) a private detective under Title 13 of the Business Occupations and 21
	82	+	Professions Article; 22
	83	+
	84	+	(2) a security guard under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and 23
	85	+	Professions Article; or 24
	86	+
	87	+	(3) a special police officer under § 3–306 of this article. 25
	88	+
	89	+	(E) A PERMIT ISSUED TO A R ETIRED LAW ENFORCEME NT OFFICER WHO 26
	90	+	RETIRED IN GOOD STAN DING FROM SERVICE WI TH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 27
	91	+	OF THE STATE OR A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N OF THE STATE: 28
	92	+
	93	+	(1) EXPIRES ON THE LAST DAY OF THE HOLDER ’S BIRTH MONTH 29
	94	+	FOLLOWING 5 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED ; AND 30
	95	+
	96	+	(2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIO N (C) OF THIS SECTION, MAY BE RENEWED 31 SENATE BILL 180 3
	97	+
	98	+
	99	+	FOR SUCCESSIVE PERIO DS OF 5 YEARS EACH IF, AT THE TIME OF AN AP PLICATION 1
	100	+	FOR RENEWAL , THE APPLICANT POSSES SES THE QUALIFICATIO NS FOR THE 2
	101	+	ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT . 3
	102	+
	103	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
	104	+	October 1, 2025. 5
	105	+