1. A. The Secretary, after consulting with the Director, shall establish policies and procedures for the:

   1. (1) Collection, submission, identification, acquisition of profile, storage, and disposal of shell casings provided by dealers from all new handguns sold in the State; and
   2. (2) Access to the Statewide Shell Casing Data Base or dissemination of search results.
2. B. The Director, upon consulting with the Secretary, shall establish policies and procedures for a centrally located Statewide Shell Casing Data Base System and Statewide Shell Casing Repository.

3. C. The Crime Laboratory shall:

   1. (1) Receive shell casings for acquisition of profile, classification, and storage;
   2. (2) File each shell casing profile submitted to the laboratory; and
   3. (3) Make information relating to shell casing samples and shell casing records available to other law enforcement agencies as authorized in this chapter.

Authority: Public Safety Article, §§5-105 and 5-131, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1836); emergency status expired March 29, 2001; adopted permanently effective May 28, 2001 (28:10 Md. R. 951)

Regulation .01B amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .02A, C amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .03C amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .06B amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .07 amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)

Regulation .08 amended effective November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1860)