1. (a) The presence of a machine gun in a room, boat, or vehicle is evidence of the possession or use of the machine gun by each person occupying the room, boat, or vehicle.

2. (b) This subtitle does not prohibit or interfere with:

   1. (1) the manufacture, sale, and transportation of a machine gun for or to a military force or peace officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;
   2. (2) the possession of a machine gun for a scientific purpose;
   3. (3) the possession, as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake, of a machine gun that cannot be used as a weapon;
   4. (4) the possession of a machine gun for a purpose that is manifestly not aggressive or offensive; or

   5. (5) the transportation of a lawfully possessed machine gun by a person who is carrying a court order requiring the surrender of the machine gun, if:

      1. (i) the machine gun is unloaded;
      2. (ii) the person has notified the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station that the machine gun is being transported in accordance with the court order; and
      3. (iii) the person transports the machine gun directly to the law enforcement unit, barracks, or station.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A court may issue a warrant to search for and seize a machine gun possessed in violation of this subtitle under the same procedure as for issuance of a warrant for stolen property.
   2. (2) On application by the State's Attorney, a court may order the confiscation or destruction of a legally seized machine gun or the transfer of the machine gun to a peace officer of the State or a political subdivision of the State.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 712, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.

Formerly Art. 27, §§ 376, 377, 380.