§ 14-141.01. Handgun sales or transfers; child safety handgun lock required; notice.

(a)

For purposes of this Section, "child safety handgun lock" means a device that, when locked in place by means of a key, prevents a potential user from pulling the trigger of a handgun without first removing the lock by use of a key.

(b)

No licensed firearm dealer shall sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a handgun without also selling or otherwise providing with each handgun a child safety handgun lock or similar device designed to prevent the handgun from being fired by an unauthorized user.

(c)

Every licensed firearm dealer permitted by law to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a firearm shall post conspicuously within the premises where such transactions take place a notice of the requirement of Subsection (a), above, and the requirements of Section 36K of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland regarding keeping guns out of the reach of children.

(d)

Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.

(CB-31-1997)