Section 5-802 - Establishment(a) The Center is established within the Department as a statewide firearms enforcement center for the tracking, screening, and vetting of all: (1) firearm crimes committed in the State; and(2) firearms surrendered under final protective orders in the State.(b) This subtitle shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 623, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 142, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.