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MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-02 - Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for registration as a security systems technician or other individual who has access to circumventional information, an applicant shall:        (1)    be at least 18 years old; and        (2)    be of good moral character.    (b)    In addition to any other requirements and except for those applicants who survey properties only for the purpose of installing a security system, an applicant for registration as a security systems technician shall meet any training requirements that the Secretary establishes by regulation.    (c)    The State Department of Education, in conjunction with the Secretary, may establish by regulation a cooperative education program under which a minor may learn the security systems trade with on–site supervision by a security systems registrant under the auspices of cooperative education registration with the schools.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-03 - Applications for Registration

    (a)    An applicant for registration shall:        (1)    submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides;        (2)    submit the documents required by this section; and        (3)    pay to the Secretary:            (i)    an application fee that is the higher of $15 or an amount the Secretary determines based on actual processing costs; and            (ii)    the cost of any background checks.    (b)    The application form provided by the Secretary shall contain a statement advising the applicant that willfully making a false statement on an application is a misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided under § 18–504 of this title.    (c)    An applicant for registration shall submit with the application a set of legible fingerprints of the applicant on forms approved by the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.    (d)    The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section and register an applicant who:        (1)    provides adequate evidence that the applicant:            (i)    is licensed in another state to engage in the business of providing security systems services or registered in another state as a security systems technician or other individual who has access to circumventional information; and            (ii)    became licensed or registered in the other state:                1.    after meeting qualifications that are at least equivalent to those required in this State; and                2.    after submitting to a State and national criminal records check; and        (2)    pays to the Secretary a processing fee that is the higher of $15 or an amount the Secretary determines based on actual processing costs.    (e)    A minor in an apprenticeship program approved by the Maryland Department of Labor or a cooperative education program established under § 18–3A–02 of this subtitle is not required to meet the criminal background check and fingerprint requirements of this section.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-04 - Criminal Records Check

    (a)    Except for registration under § 18-3A-03(d) of this subtitle, the Secretary shall conduct a State and national criminal records check of an applicant before registering the applicant.    (b)    An applicant shall pay to the Secretary the cost of any background checks before the applicant may be registered.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-05 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-05 - Issuance and Contents of Registration

    (a)    The Secretary shall register each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.    (b)    The Secretary shall include on each registration that the Secretary issues:        (1)    the full name of the registrant;        (2)    the current address of the registrant;        (3)    the date of issuance of the registration; and        (4)    the date on which the registration expires.    (c)    For all registrations other than temporary registrations, the Secretary shall issue to each registrant a pocket identification card that includes:        (1)    a photograph of the registrant, supplied by the registrant; and        (2)    the expiration date of the registrant’s registration.    (d)    Each registrant shall give the Secretary written notice of any change of address within 10 business days after the change.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-06 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-06 - Scope of Registration

    (a)    While an individual is registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, the individual is authorized to personally provide security systems services.    (b)    While an individual is registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, the individual is authorized to have access to circumventional information.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-08 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-08 - Temporary Registration

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall temporarily register any individual who:            (i)    does not have the training required under § 18-3A-02(b) of this subtitle but otherwise meets the requirements for registration under this title; or            (ii)    does not have the State and national criminal records check required under § 18-3A-04(a) of this subtitle.        (2)    If the Secretary determines after a preliminary background investigation that the issuance of a temporary registration to an individual would result in a potential threat to public safety, the Secretary may refuse to temporarily register that individual.    (b)    Temporary registration of a registrant under this section shall expire at the earlier of:        (1)    if the temporary registration was issued pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, acquisition by the registrant of the training required under § 18-3A-02(b) of this subtitle; or        (2)    if the temporary registration was issued pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, completion of the State and national criminal records check required under § 18-3A-04(a) of this subtitle.    (c)    An applicant obtaining temporary registration under this section:        (1)    shall receive a form of identification as determined by the Secretary; and        (2)    shall work under the supervision of an individual who has met the requirements of §§ 18-3A-02, 18-3A-03, and 18-3A-04 of this subtitle and is registered under § 18-3A-05 of this subtitle.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-09 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-09 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds

    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 18-3A-10 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny registration to any applicant, reprimand any registrant, fine any registrant, or suspend or revoke a registration if the applicant or registrant:         (1)    fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a registration for the applicant or registrant or for another;        (2)    fraudulently or deceptively uses a registration;        (3)    has a similar license or registration denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;        (4)    pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of a felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude;        (5)    aids an individual in obtaining or attempting to obtain fraudulently or deceptively registration under this title;        (6)    while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in personally providing security systems services;        (7)    while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, willfully advertises as a security systems technician;        (8)    willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application or in any other document that the Secretary requires to be submitted; or        (9)    violates any other provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Secretary under this title.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-09.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-09.1 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Considerations Before Denial Based on Felony, Theft, or Crime of Moral Turpitude

    Before the Secretary denies the registration of an applicant under § 18-3A-09(4) of this subtitle, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:         (1)    the length of time that has passed since the applicant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere or was convicted of the felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude;        (2)    whether the applicant was a security systems technician prior to the requirement of registration under this subtitle; and        (3)    any evidence that the applicant has been a good citizen since the applicant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere or was convicted of the felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-10 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-10 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings

    (a)    (1)    Before the Secretary takes any final action under § 18-3A-09 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for either:            (i)    a hearing before the Secretary; or            (ii)    a hearing before an advisory panel consisting of the following members appointed by the Secretary:                1.    a member of the Department of State Police;                2.    a representative of the security systems industry;                3.    one member who has engaged the services of a security systems agency; and                4.    two members representing consumers.        (2)    A hearing before an advisory panel under this section does not preclude a hearing before the Secretary.    (b)    The Secretary or the advisory panel shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (c)    The hearing notice to be given to the individual shall be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the individual at least 10 business days before the hearing.    (d)    The Secretary or the advisory panel may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.    (e)    The individual may be represented at the hearing by counsel.    (f)    If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, the Secretary or the advisory panel may, nevertheless, hear and determine the matter.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-3A-11 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 3A - Registration|Section 18-3A-11 - Appeal

    Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 18-402 - Regulations

    The Department of State Police shall adopt regulations necessary to effectuate and enforce this subtitle. The regulations shall include a schedule of fines for violations of this subtitle that may be assessed by the Secretary under §§ 18-309 and 18-3A-09 of this title.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 18-501 - Engaging in Business Without License

    A person may not engage, attempt to engage, offer to engage, or solicit to engage in a business of providing security systems services in the State unless licensed by the Secretary.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 18-502 - Misrepresentation

    Unless authorized under this title to engage in the business of providing security systems services, a person may not represent to the public, by use of the title “security systems agency” or “security systems technician”, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to engage in the business of providing security systems services in the State.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 18-503 - False Statements in Applications

    A person may not willfully make a false statement on any application form or other document submitted to the Secretary under this title.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 18-504 - Penalties

    (a)    A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.    (b)    The fines assessed under §§ 18-309 and 18-3A-09 of this title may not exceed $5,000 per violation and shall be paid to the Secretary within 10 days after final adjudication of any hearing or the waiver of any hearing.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 6 - Short Title|Section 18-601 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the “Maryland Security Systems Technicians Act”.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  18-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians|Subtitle 7 - Termination of Title|Section 18-701 - Termination of Title

    Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no further force and effect after July 1, 2031.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  19-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 19-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.    (c)    “Certification card” means a card issued by the Secretary under § 19-405 of this title to an individual certified as a security guard.    (d)    “Firm” means a partnership or corporation.    (e)    “Firm member” means a partner of a partnership or an officer or director of a corporation.    (f)    “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Secretary to conduct a business to provide security guard services.    (g)    “Licensed security guard agency” means a person who is licensed by the Secretary to conduct a business that provides security guard services.    (h)    “Representative member” means a firm member who is appointed under § 19-302(b) of this title to act on behalf of the firm.    (i)    “Secretary”, unless the context requires otherwise, means the Secretary of State Police.    (j)    “Security guard” means an individual who provides security guard services to any person on behalf of a security guard agency, regardless of whether the individual is described as a security guard, watchman, or private patrolman or by other title.    (k)    (1)    “Security guard agency” means a person who conducts a business that provides security guard services.        (2)    “Security guard agency” does not include a person that is primarily engaged in the business of owning, maintaining, or otherwise managing property.    (l)    “Security guard services” includes any activity that is performed for compensation as a security guard to protect any individual or property, except the activities of an individual while performing as:        (1)    a marine guard or ship watchman, regardless of whether the guard or watchman is stationed aboard a ship or on a pier; or        (2)    a special police officer appointed and while performing under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article or § 16-16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  19-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification|Subtitle 2 - Secretary|Section 19-201 - Responsibility

    Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary is responsible for the licensing of security guard agencies and the regulation of those persons who provide security guard services in the State.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  19-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification|Subtitle 2 - Secretary|Section 19-202 - Powers; Duties

    (a)    In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Secretary may:        (1)    adopt regulations to carry out this title;        (2)    use any member of the Department of State Police, as necessary, to carry out and enforce this title; and        (3)    make inquiries and conduct an investigation regarding any applicant:            (i)    for a license; or            (ii)    for employment with a licensee as a security guard.    (b)    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall:        (1)    adopt regulations that set standards for the certification of employees of security guard agencies as security guards;        (2)    keep a roster of the individuals certified as security guards under this title, including on the roster:            (i)    the names of individuals certified;            (ii)    the name of the licensed security guard agency with or by which each individual is associated or employed; and            (iii)    any other information that the Secretary considers appropriate; and        (3)    adopt by regulation a schedule of fines for violations of this title that may be assessed by the Secretary under §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  19-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification|Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses|Section 19-301 - License Required; Individual or Firm May Qualify

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall be licensed by the Secretary as a security guard agency before the person may:        (1)    conduct a business that provides security guard services in the State; and        (2)    solicit to engage in a business that provides security guard services in the State.    (b)    An individual or a firm may qualify for a license as a security guard agency.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  19-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification|Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses|Section 19-302 - Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for a license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.    (b)    If the applicant is a firm, the firm shall appoint a firm member as the representative member to make the application on behalf of the firm.    (c)    (1)    If the applicant is an individual, the applicant shall be of good character and reputation.        (2)    If the applicant is a firm, each firm member shall be of good character and reputation.    (d)    The individual applicant or the representative member shall be at least 25 years old.    (e)    The applicant shall meet the experience requirements of § 19-303 of this subtitle.