Section 5-136 - Straw purchases. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-136. Straw purchases.
 

(a)  Scope of section.-  

(1) This section does not apply to a person who purchases a regulated firearm as a gift if: 

(i) the regulated firearm is a gift to a resident of the State; and 

(ii) 1. both the purchaser and recipient of the gift comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm; or 

2. if the gift is in the form of a gift certificate, only the recipient of the gift need comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm. 

(2) If the regulated firearm is a gift to the purchaser's spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or child, the recipient shall: 

(i) complete an application to purchase or transfer a regulated firearm; and 

(ii) forward the application to the Secretary within 5 days after receipt of the regulated firearm. 

(3) The Secretary shall waive the $10 application fee required under § 5-118(a) (2) of this subtitle for a gift purchased in accordance with this subsection. 

(b)  Prohibited.- A person may not knowingly or willfully participate in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 442(b); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]