Section 5-404 - Handgun Roster Board. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-404. Handgun Roster Board.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a Handgun Roster Board in the Department of State Police. 

(b)  Membership; appointment.-  

(1) The Board consists of 11 members. 

(2) Of the 11 members of the Board: 

(i) one shall be the Secretary as an ex officio member; 

(ii) ten shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 

(iii) all shall be Maryland residents. 

(3) Of the ten appointed members of the Board: 

(i) one shall be a representative of the Association of Chiefs of Police; 

(ii) one shall be a representative of the Maryland State's Attorneys' Association; 

(iii) one shall be a handgun dealer, gunsmith, or representative of a handgun manufacturer; 

(iv) one shall be a resident of the State who is a representative of the National Rifle Association or its affiliated State association; 

(v) one shall be a representative of an organization that advocates against handgun violence; and 

(vi) five shall be public members, two of whom shall be mechanical or electrical engineers. 

(c)  Tenure.- The term of an appointed member is 4 years. 

(d)  Chairman.- The Secretary shall serve as chairman. 

(e)  Meetings.- The Board shall meet at the request of the chairman or of a majority of the members. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 36J(a); 2003, ch. 5, § 2; 2008, ch. 469.]