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MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-502 - Qualifications of Applicants for Beauty Salon Permits

    (a)    To qualify for a beauty salon permit, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.    (b)    (1)    An applicant shall own or lease the facility in which the beauty salon for which the application is made is located.        (2)    To qualify for a beauty salon permit for a mobile beauty salon, the applicant shall:            (i)    hold a beauty salon permit to operate a beauty salon that is not a mobile beauty salon; and            (ii)    own or lease the motor vehicle or trailer in which the mobile beauty salon for which the application is made is located.    (c)    As a condition of the issuance of a beauty salon permit, the beauty salon for which the application is made shall pass the inspection conducted under § 5–520 of this subtitle.    (d)    The applicant shall meet any other requirements that the Board sets, by regulation, for applicants for beauty salon permits.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-503 - Applications for Beauty Salon Permits

    (a)    An applicant for a beauty salon permit shall:        (1)    submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;        (2)    pay to the Board an application fee established by the Board in accordance with the provisions of § 5-205 of this title; and        (3)    pay to the Board an inspection fee established by the Board in accordance with the provisions of § 5-205 of this title.    (b)    In addition to any other information required on the application form, the form shall require the applicant to indicate if the application is for a limited practice beauty salon.    (c)    For each beauty salon permit for which a person applies, the person shall submit a separate application and pay a separate application fee.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-504 - Issuance of Beauty Salon Permit; Barbershop Permit

    (a)    The Board shall issue a beauty salon permit to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.    (b)    A beauty salon permit for the limited practice of cosmetology shall specify the limited cosmetology services for which the permit is issued.    (c)    The Board shall issue a beauty salon permit and a barbershop permit to an applicant of a single establishment if the applicant:        (1)    meets the requirements of:            (i)    this title; and            (ii)    Title 4 of this article;        (2)    submits a separate application for each permit; and        (3)    pays a separate fee for each application.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-505 - Scope of Beauty Salon Permits

    (a)    While a beauty salon permit is in effect, it authorizes the beauty salon permit holder to operate the beauty salon.    (b)    While a beauty salon permit for the limited practice of cosmetology is in effect, it authorizes the holder to operate a beauty salon only for the limited purpose for which the permit is issued.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-506 - Term and Renewal of Beauty Salon Permits

    (a)    Unless a beauty salon permit is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the permit expires on the first October 31 that comes:        (1)    after the effective date of the permit; and        (2)    in an odd-numbered year.    (b)    (1)    At least 1 month before a beauty salon permit expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the beauty salon permit holder:            (i)    a renewal application form; and            (ii)    a notice that states:                1.    the date on which the current permit expires; and                2.    the amount of the renewal fee.        (2)    If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the beauty salon permit holder, at the last known address of the beauty salon permit holder, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.    (c)    Before a beauty salon permit expires, the beauty salon permit holder periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the holder:        (1)    otherwise is entitled to hold the permit;        (2)    pays to the Board a renewal fee established by the Board in accordance with the provisions of § 5-205 of this title; and        (3)    submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.    (d)    The Board shall renew the beauty salon permit of and issue a renewal certificate to each beauty salon permit holder who meets the requirements of this section.    (e)    The Secretary may determine that permits issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-506.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part I - Beauty Salons|Section 5-506.1 - Reinstatement of Expired Permits

    (a)    The Board may reinstate a beauty salon permit that has expired if the owner of the salon:        (1)    applies to the Board for reinstatement within 45 days after the permit expires;        (2)    otherwise meets the requirements of § 5–506(c) of this subtitle; and        (3)    pays to the Board a reinstatement fee established by the Board in accordance with § 5–205 of this title, in addition to the renewal fee required under § 5–506(c)(2) of this subtitle.    (b)    If an owner of a salon has failed to renew a beauty salon permit and applies to the Board for reinstatement more than 45 days after the permit has expired, the Board shall reinstate the permit only if the salon owner qualifies for a beauty salon permit in accordance with §§ 5–502 and 5–503 of this subtitle.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-520 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part III - Inspections; Disciplinary Action|Section 5-520 - Inspections

    (a)    (1)    The Board may appoint inspectors to conduct inspections.        (2)    Subject to the State budget, each inspector is entitled to:            (i)    reasonable compensation set by the Board for each day on which the inspector is engaged in the duties of the appointment; and            (ii)    reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations.    (b)    (1)    The Board shall inspect beauty salons.        (2)    The Board shall inspect the facilities of applicants for beauty salon permits before the beauty salon:            (i)    initially opens for business;            (ii)    opens for business at a new location; or            (iii)    continues business under a new owner.        (3)    A beauty salon that remodels and reopens with the same owner is not subject to the inspection requirement of this subsection.    (c)    (1)    The Board or an inspector may enter and inspect a cosmetology school approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission at any time during business hours to determine the sanitary condition of the cosmetology school.        (2)    If, during an inspection of a cosmetology school, an inspector finds an unsanitary condition, the inspector promptly shall report the condition to the Board.    (d)    (1)    A beauty salon shall allow an inspector, on presentation of credentials, to enter and inspect the facility at any time during business hours.        (2)    During inspection of a beauty salon, the owner, lessee, or manager of the beauty salon shall accompany the inspector.    (e)    (1)    An inspector shall make an inspection report after an inspection and give a copy to the individual who accompanied the inspector during the inspection.        (2)    The individual shall sign the inspection report for the beauty salon or cosmetology school to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the report.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-521 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part III - Inspections; Disciplinary Action|Section 5-521 - Display of Permits

    Each beauty salon permit holder shall display the beauty salon permit conspicuously in the beauty salon for which the permit is issued.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-523 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part III - Inspections; Disciplinary Action|Section 5-523 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Hearings

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 5–509 or § 5–522 of this subtitle or § 5–608.1 of this title, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.    (b)    The Board 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 person shall be served at least 5 days before the hearing.    (d)    The person may be represented at the hearing by counsel.    (e)    (1)    The Board may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of evidence in connection with any proceeding under this section.        (2)    A subpoena issued under this subsection shall be served by:            (i)    certified mail; or            (ii)    the sheriff of the county where the person to be served resides or has a principal place of business.    (f)    If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  5-524 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 5 - Cosmetologists|Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools|Part III - Inspections; Disciplinary Action|Section 5-524 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Permit

    The Board may reinstate the beauty salon permit of a person whose beauty salon permit has been suspended or revoked under § 5-522 of this subtitle if the person:         (1)    applies to the Board for reinstatement of the beauty salon permit; and        (2)    provides to the Board adequate evidence that the applicant is qualified to have the beauty salon permit reinstated.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part I - State Board of Law Examiners|Section 10-201 - Established

    There is a State Board of Law Examiners.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part I - State Board of Law Examiners|Section 10-202 - Membership; Quorum

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of 7 members.        (2)    Each member shall be a lawyer.        (3)    The Court of Appeals shall appoint the members of the Board.    (b)    Each member of the Board shall have been a lawyer for at least 5 years.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 5 years and begins on January 1.        (2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 1989.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (5)    The Court of Appeals may reappoint a member.    (d)    A majority of the authorized membership of the Board is a quorum.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part I - State Board of Law Examiners|Section 10-203 - Disposition of Money

    The Board shall pay all money collected under this title into the General Fund of the State.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-207 - Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for admission to the Bar, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.    (b)    An applicant shall be of good character and reputation.    (c)    An applicant shall be at least 18 years old as of the date of admission.    (d)    An applicant shall:        (1)    have completed the academic work necessary to meet the minimum requirements for admission to an American Bar Association approved law school; and        (2)    have a degree of juris doctor or its equivalent from a law school that the Board recognizes.    (e)    An applicant shall pass a written examination given by the Board under this subtitle.    (f)    An applicant shall meet any other qualification or requirement that the Court of Appeals establishes by rule.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-208 - Petitions for Admission; Fees

    (a)    An applicant for admission to the Bar shall submit to the Board a petition to the Court of Appeals on the form that the Board provides.    (b)    An applicant shall pay to the Board:        (1)    an examination fee, as set by the Court of Appeals, not exceeding:            (i)    $250 for fiscal year 2009; and            (ii)    $400 for fiscal year 2010 and thereafter; and        (2)    any other fee set by the Court of Appeals.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-209 - Examinations

    (a)    (1)    An applicant who otherwise qualifies for admission to the Bar is entitled to be examined as provided under this section.        (2)    Notwithstanding § 10-207(c) of this subtitle, an individual under the age of 18 years may take the examination.    (b)    Subject to the rules adopted by the Court of Appeals, the Board periodically shall give examinations to applicants at the times and places that the Board determines.    (c)    The Board shall give each applicant notice of the time and place of examination.    (d)    Subject to the rules adopted by the Court of Appeals, the Board shall determine the subjects, scope, and form of and the passing score for examinations.    (e)    The Board shall report to the Court of Appeals:        (1)    the results of each examination that the Board gives; and        (2)    recommendations about the character and reputation of each applicant who passes the examination.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-210 - Admission of Lawyers From Other States

    (a)    An applicant who is a member of the bar of another state may become a member of the Bar of this State if the applicant:        (1)    is of good character and reputation;        (2)    provides adequate evidence that, for at least 5 of the 7 years immediately before applying for admission to the Bar, the applicant was practicing law or teaching law or was a judge;        (3)    pays the application fee set by the Court of Appeals; and        (4)    passes an examination given by the Board.    (b)    The Court of Appeals may adopt rules to govern:        (1)    the content and administration of an examination given under this section;        (2)    the determination of the character and reputation of applicants; and        (3)    any other matter necessary to provide for the admission to the Bar of applicants under this section.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-211 - Order of Admission

    If an applicant meets the requirements of this Part II of this subtitle, the Court of Appeals shall pass an order of admission of the applicant to the Bar.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-212 - Oath or Affirmation for Admission

    On admission to the Bar, a lawyer shall take the following oath or affirmation in open court:    “I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will at all times demean myself fairly and honorably as an attorney and practitioner at law; that I will bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the laws and Constitution thereof, and that I will bear true allegiance to the United States, and that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution, laws and government thereof as the supreme law of the land; any law, or ordinance of this or any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-213 - Scope of Admission

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section and while an admission to the Bar is in effect, the admission authorizes a lawyer to practice law in any court.    (b)    Before a lawyer may practice law, the lawyer shall satisfy any additional requirement set by rule of the Court of Appeals.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-214 - Revocation of Admission

    The Court of Appeals may revoke an order of admission to the Bar that is obtained fraudulently or deceptively.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part II - Admission to Bar|Section 10-215 - Special Admission

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, on a motion filed as required by rules adopted by the Court of Appeals, a court may grant special admission to practice law in a particular case to an individual who is:        (1)    admitted to the bar of another state; and        (2)    employed by a party in the case before:            (i)    a court or other unit of the State government; or            (ii)    a unit of a political subdivision of the State.    (b)    A special admission to practice law may be granted only:        (1)    by the court hearing the case for which an individual requests the special admission; or        (2)    if the case is before a unit other than a court, by:            (i)    the circuit court for the county where the unit has its principal office; or            (ii)    any circuit court to which the case may be appealed.    (c)    An individual may practice law under this section only in connection with the case for which the special admission is granted.    (d)    An individual who practices law under this section is subject to disciplinary proceedings as the Maryland Rules provide.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 2 - Admission to Bar|Part III - Termination of Subtitle|Section 10-218 - Termination of Subtitle

    Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this subtitle shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2030.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 3 - Trust Money|Part I - Attorney Trust Accounts|Section 10-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Attorney trust account” means an account that a lawyer or law firm maintains at a financial institution for the deposit of trust money.        (2)    “Attorney trust account” includes an escrow account.    (c)    “Beneficial owner” means a person, other than the client of a lawyer, for whose benefit a lawyer is entrusted to hold trust money.    (d)    “Trust money” means a deposit, payment, or other money that a person entrusts to a lawyer to hold for the benefit of a client or a beneficial owner.
MD. Business Occupations and Professions Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Occupations and Professions|Title 10 - Lawyers|Subtitle 3 - Trust Money|Part I - Attorney Trust Accounts|Section 10-302 - Attorney Trust Account

    (a)    Unless a lawyer or the firm of the lawyer maintains an attorney trust account in accordance with this subtitle and the Maryland Rules, the lawyer may not accept trust money.    (b)    Each attorney trust account shall be maintained at an approved financial institution, as provided in the Maryland Rules.    (c)    (1)    An attorney trust account may be an interest bearing or noninterest bearing account.        (2)    An attorney trust account may be:            (i)    a savings account;            (ii)    a checking account;            (iii)    an account that is subject to negotiable orders of withdrawal; or            (iv)    any combination of these accounts.        (3)    A lawyer who deposits trust money in a noninterest bearing account is not liable for damages that relate to the loss of interest on the trust money if the deposit is made in compliance with:            (i)    the provisions of this Part I of this subtitle; and            (ii)    the applicable provisions of the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct.