1. A. A Handgun Qualification License application shall be submitted in the format prescribed by the Secretary.

2. B. The Handgun Qualification License application shall include:

   1. (1) The applicant’s name, address, driver’s license or photographic identification soundex number, place and date of birth, height, weight, race, sex, eye and hair color, occupation, and home and work telephone numbers;
   2. (2) Proof of the applicant’s completion of, or exemption from, a Firearms Safety Training Course within the previous 3 years, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary on the application;
   3. (3) A complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints, taken and submitted in the manner prescribed by the Secretary on the application;

   4. (4) Authorization by the applicant to the Maryland Department of Health, or any other similar agency or department of another state, to disclose to the Department of State Police information as to whether the applicant:

      1. (a) Suffers from a mental disorder and has a history of violent behavior;
      2. (b) Has been voluntarily admitted for more than 30 consecutive days to a mental health facility or an institution that provides treatment or services for individuals with mental disorders; or
      3. (c) Has been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility or an institution that provides treatment or services for individuals with mental disorders; and
   5. (5) A declaration by the applicant, under the penalty of perjury, that the applicant is not prohibited under federal or State law from possessing a handgun; and
   6. (6) A declaration by the applicant, under the penalty of perjury, that all information in the application is true and accurate.
3. C. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable payment of $50.
4. D. A Handgun Qualification License expires 10 years from the date of issuance.

Authority: Criminal Law Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3; Public Safety Article, §5-105; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 21, 1972

Chapter revised effective March 2, 1977 (4:5 Md. R. 383)

Regulations .01—.09 repealed effective April 25, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 675)

Regulations .01—.15 adopted effective April 25, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 675)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 12.06.03 to 29.03.01, July 1994

Regulation .01 amended and Regulations .16—.20 adopted as an emergency provision effective April 25, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 669); adopted permanently effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1513)

Regulations .01, .02, and .08 amended and Regulation .21 adopted as an emergency provision effective December 23, 1994 (22:2 Md. R. 74); adopted permanently effective June 19, 1995 (22:12 Md. R. 903)

Chapter revised effective May 5, 1997 (24:9 Md. R. 659)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1836); emergency status expired March 29, 2001

Chapter revised effective May 28, 2001 (28:10 Md. R. 951)

Regulation .01B amended effective July 7, 2003 (30:13 Md. R. 854)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1526)

Regulation .04 amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1526)

Regulation .05C amended effective July 7, 2003 (30:13 Md. R. 854)

Regulation .32C adopted effective July 7, 2003 (30:13 Md. R. 854)

Chapter revised effective February 2, 2004 (31:2 Md. R. 86)

Regulation .03A amended effective December 17, 2007 (34:25 Md. R. 2216)

Regulations .01—.32 repealed and new Regulations .01—.58 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1772); adopted permanently effective December 23, 2013 (40:25 Md. R. 2071)

Regulation .45C amended December 12, 2024 (51:24 Md. R. 1082)

Regulation .58 repealed effective November 23, 2015 (42:23 Md. R. 1436)

Regulation .58 adopted effective December 12, 2024 (51:24 Md. R. 1082)