HQL RENEWAL

[swinokur]

Well based on the reading if I let my HQL expire then I may get one for free…

Yes you will.

 

[2ndCharter]

I just got my renewal. Glad to see they preserved the original number.

 

[Phoenix_1295]

Well based on the reading if I let my HQL expire then I may get one for free…

Nope, only for initial HQL. So, you only get one for free.

[edited for typo]

 

[ras_oscar]

I got my HQL renewal notice today. Had to click a link to have them email me a code. Other than that it was cranky but figure-out-able. Paid my $20 and got an e receipt immediately.

 

[Bob A]

I got my HQL renewal notice today. Had to click a link to have them email me a code. Other than that it was cranky but figure-out-able. Paid my $20 and got an e receipt immediately.

Do you have a carry permit? HQL has been free with the permit, but I dunno about renewal.

 

[dblas]

Nope, only for initial HQL. So, you only get one for free.

[edited for typo]

The word "Initial" does NOT appear in State Statute.

 

[dblas]

Do you have a carry permit? HQL has been free with the permit, but I dunno about renewal.

As mentioned a bunch in this thread, per State Statute, a renewal does not qualify as a free item under 5-306(e) of the Public Safety Article.

 

[BurkeM]

I’m starting to become confused (nothing really new there) but this thread is about renewing the HQL permit, and we have multiple responses about how to enter HQL exempt status within the “HQL Renewal Form” on the state website. Why would we be “renewing” our HQL if in fact we are exempt from it in the first place?

 

[BurkeM]

While we're making sense, anyone with a W&C permit should not have a 7-day wait for new purchase either.

Seems kinda dumb that I can walk in a gun store with a concealed pistol on my belt but have to "cool off" for a week before they allow my new purchase to come home with me.

 

[Phoenix_1295]

The word "Initial" does NOT appear in State Statute.

No it doesn't.

 

[dblas]

No it doesn't.

So then, if you let your HQL lapse, and then apply for one having a W&C permit, you should get it for free.

 

[Cal68]

I got my HQL renewal notice today. Had to click a link to have them email me a code. Other than that it was cranky but figure-out-able. Paid my $20 and got an e receipt immediately.

When was your HQL going to expire? I got mine soon after the HQL became mandatory, so I need to check the expiration date because I am guessing it is sometime this year (2024). I have not received the HQL renewal notice yet but I need to keep on top of it and not let it expire. Thanks.

Cal68

 

[linkstate]

When was your HQL going to expire? I got mine soon after the HQL became mandatory, so I need to check the expiration date because I am guessing it is sometime this year (2024). I have not received the HQL renewal notice yet but I need to keep on top of it and not let it expire. Thanks.

Cal68

10 years from the date on your card.

 

[JohnnyE]

I just completed my renewal a short while ago. I needed to email MSP to get a registration code because I had no nope of recalling my PW. Their reply email came within a few hours and I reset my PW and moved forward.

It takes a bit of time to plow through several 4473-style questions before getting to the payment screen. While MSP's site isn't as user friendly as Amazon, it's no too bad.

 

[ras_oscar]

31 march 2024 was the original HQL expiration.

Are MD FFls still required to ask for an HQL to sell a handgun? I thought the law was enjoined as unconstitutional.

 

[swinokur]

The decision has been stayed pending appeal, meaning it is still in effect. So yes, still required

 

[Phoenix_1295]

So then, if you let your HQL lapse, and then apply for one having a W&C permit, you should get it for free.

I recall reading that the free option only applied to those who never had an HQL. I remember reading it, but now trying to find it, again. When I do, I’ll post link.

I may just inquire to MSP to save time.

 

[dblas]

I recall reading that the free option only applied to those who never had an HQL. I remember reading it, but now trying to find it, again. When I do, I’ll post link.

I may just inquire to MSP to save time.

If it comes from MSP, without any cite to Maryland State Statute, then it is MSP doing their usual administrative over reach, and making more out of State Statute than is actually there.

 

[Cal68]

10 years from the date on your card.

Yes, I know that the HQL expires 10 years after it is given. What I was trying to understand is how many months before that 10 year expiry date can one expect to receive the renewal notice. I hope someone can provide me with an answer to that question. TIA.

Cal68

 

[Baldheaded]

Yes, I know that the HQL expires 10 years after it is given. What I was trying to understand is how many months before that 10 year expiry date can one expect to receive the renewal notice. I hope someone can provide me with an answer to that question. TIA.

Cal68

You should receive the renewal notice by email 90 days prior to the expiration date on the HQL.