A person who acquires a machine gun shall register the machine gun with the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after acquiring the machine gun; and in each succeeding year during the month of May.

The Secretary of State Police shall prepare and furnish an application form for registration under this subsection. The initial and renewal applications are available below.

Each application for registration filed with the Secretary of State Police shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee of $10.

Possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose when the machine gun is not registered as required under § 4-403, Criminal Law Article.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

Pursuant to Maryland statute registration data provided under this section is not open to public inspection. 

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