§ 5-136. Straw purchases

   (a) Scope of section. --

   (1) This section does not apply to a person who purchases a regulated firearm as a gift if:

      (i) the regulated firearm is a gift to a resident of the State; and

      (ii) 1. both the purchaser and recipient of the gift comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm; or

         2. if the gift is in the form of a gift certificate, only the recipient of the gift need comply with the requirements of this subtitle that relate to the possession, sale, rental, receipt, transfer, or purchase of a regulated firearm.

   (2) If the regulated firearm is a gift to the purchaser's spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or child, the recipient shall:

      (i) complete an application to purchase or transfer a regulated firearm; and

      (ii) forward the application to the Secretary within 5 days after receipt of the regulated firearm.

   (3) The Secretary shall waive the $ 10 application fee required under § 5-118(a)(2) of this subtitle for a gift purchased in accordance with this subsection.

(b) Prohibited. -- A person may not knowingly or willfully participate in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 442(b); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.