Section 5-622 - Firearm crimes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-622. Firearm crimes.
 

(a)  "Firearm" defined.- In this section, "firearm" includes: 

(1) a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, and short-barreled rifle, as those words are defined in § 4-201 of this article; 

(2) a machine gun, as defined in § 4-401 of this article; and 

(3) a regulated firearm, as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article. 

(b)  Prohibited.- A person may not possess, own, carry, or transport a firearm if that person has been convicted of: 

(1) a felony under this title; 

(2) a crime under the laws of another state or of the United States that would be a felony under this title if committed in this State; 

(3) conspiracy to commit a crime referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; or 

(4) an attempt to commit a crime referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. 

(c)  Penalty.- A person who violates 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 291A; 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2003, ch. 17.]