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2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 18-102 - Scope of Title

(a)    This title does not apply to an officer or employee of any unit of the United States, of any state, or of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of any state, while performing a duty of the office or employment.
(b)    (1)    This title does not supersede any local law or ordinance in the State that establishes standards or qualifications for electricians or for electrical work involved in the installation of security systems or security alarms.
(2)    This title does not authorize an individual to perform electrical work that otherwise requires an electrician’s license under any State or local law or ordinance.
(3)    Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, this title supersedes any local law or ordinance in the State that requires registration, training, bonding, or insurance for security systems technicians or other individuals who have access to circumventional information.
(4)    This title does not preempt local governments from licensing or regulating security system agencies or security system users.
(c)    (1)    The licensing requirements of this title do not apply to a master electrician who:
(i)    currently is licensed in that occupation under State or local law; and
(ii)    is acting only within the scope of that occupation.
(2)    A master electrician may not:
(i)    personally provide security systems services unless the master electrician is registered as a security systems technician; or
(ii)    obtain access to circumventional information unless the master electrician is registered as an individual with access to circumventional information.
(d)    This title does not apply to a person who sells security systems at a retail establishment or by means of a catalog or brochure for future delivery, provided that the person does not:
(1)    enter the premises of the customer’s property; or
(2)    have access to circumventional information.
(e)    This title does not apply to a commercial property owner or its authorized agent performing the routine operation, including the changing of the passcodes, of a security system that protects the premises of the owner’s commercial property.
(f)    This title may not be construed to require:
(1)    a person engaged in the business of providing security systems services for compensation to obtain more than one license under this title to provide security systems services;
(2)    a security systems technician, in addition to being registered under this title, to obtain a license under this title, if the security systems technician is employed by or under contract with a security systems agency; or
(3)    an individual who is licensed under this title to be registered under Subtitle 3A of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 2 - Duties of the Secretary › Section 18-201 - In General

Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary is responsible for:
(1)    the licensing and regulation of security systems agencies in the State; and
(2)    the registration of security systems technicians and other individuals who have access to circumventional information.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 2 - Duties of the Secretary › Section 18-202 - 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 for a license or for registration.
(b)    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall:
(1)    adopt regulations that set standards for the licensure of security systems agencies;
(2)    adopt regulations that set standards for the registration of security systems technicians and other individuals who have access to circumventional information; and
(3)    keep a roster of individuals registered as security systems technicians or as individuals who have access to circumventional information.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 2 - Duties of the Secretary › Section 18-203 - Confidentiality of Information Obtained

The Secretary and all members of the Department of State Police:
(1)    shall treat as confidential any information obtained through an investigation of an applicant for a license or for registration under this title; and
(2)    unless required by a court order, may not divulge to a person who is not a law enforcement officer any information obtained through an investigation of an applicant for a license or for registration under this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 2 - Duties of the Secretary › Section 18-205 - Complaint Investigations

(a)    Subject to this section, the Secretary shall conduct an investigation that relates to any complaint alleging that an unauthorized person has provided security systems services.
(b)    A complaint shall:
(1)    be in writing and under oath;
(2)    state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based; and
(3)    be filed with the Secretary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-301 - License Required; Exceptions

Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not engage, or solicit to engage, in the business of providing security systems services in the State unless the person obtains a license and meets the requirements of § 18-401 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-302 - Qualifications of Applicants

(a)    If the applicant for a license is a firm, the firm shall appoint a firm member as the representative member to make the application on behalf of the firm.
(b)    To qualify for a license, if an applicant is an individual, an applicant shall:
(1)    be at least 18 years old; and
(2)    be of good moral character.
(c)    To qualify for a license, if the applicant is a firm, each firm member shall be:
(1)    at least 18 years old; and
(2)    of good moral character.
(d)    The applicant shall meet any other requirements that the Secretary establishes for license applicants.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-303 - Applications for Licenses

(a)    An applicant for a license 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 of $100;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(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)    If the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall complete the application form and otherwise be responsible for the firm’s compliance with this section.
(d)    (1)    The application shall be accompanied by at least two written recommendations for the applicant.
(2)    Each recommendation shall be signed, under oath, by a reputable citizen of the State.
(e)    (1)    An applicant for a license shall submit with the application a set of legible fingerprints of the applicant on a form approved by the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2)    If the applicant is a firm, the applicant shall pay the cost of the fingerprint card records check for each firm member.
(f)    An applicant for a license shall submit with the application a copy of a bond or proof of insurance in accordance with the requirements of § 18–401 of this title.
(g)    The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (3), (d), and (e) of this section and issue a license to an applicant who:
(1)    provides adequate evidence that the applicant:
(i)    is licensed to engage in the business of providing security systems services in another state; and
(ii)    became licensed 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 of $100.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-304 - Criminal Records Check

(a)    Except for a license issued under § 18-303(g) of this subtitle, before issuing a license, the Secretary shall conduct a State and national criminal records check for each applicant who applies for a license.
(b)    If the applicant is a firm, the Secretary shall conduct a State and national criminal records check for each firm member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-305 - Issuance and Contents of License

(a)    The Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this title.
(b)    The Secretary shall include on each license that the Secretary issues:
(1)    the full name of the licensee;
(2)    the current address of the licensee;
(3)    the date of issuance of the license; and
(4)    the date on which the license expires.
(c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary shall issue to an individual licensee a pocket identification card that includes:
(1)    a photograph of the licensee, supplied by the licensee; and
(2)    the license expiration date.
(d)    (1)    For each license issued under § 18-303(g) of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue to an individual licensee a licensing certificate instead of a pocket identification card.
(2)    The licensing certificate shall be in a format approved by the Secretary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-308 - Display of Licenses; Recordation; Change of Address

(a)    (1)    If the licensee is an individual, the licensee and each security systems technician employed by the licensee shall carry and display the license on demand of any customer or law enforcement officer.
(2)    If the licensee is a firm, each firm member and security systems technician employed by the firm shall carry and display a copy of the license on demand of any customer or law enforcement officer.
(b)    Each licensee shall record the license with the Secretary of State.
(c)    Each licensee shall give the Secretary written notice of any change of address within 10 business days after the change.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-309 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Grounds

Subject to the hearing provisions of § 18-310 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, fine a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee, or a firm member or employee of an applicant or licensee that is a firm:
(1)    fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;
(2)    fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;
(3)    has a similar license 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 licensure under this title as a security systems technician;
(6)    while not licensed, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in a business providing security systems services;
(7)    while not licensed, 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-310 - Denials, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Hearings

(a)    Before the Secretary takes any final action under § 18-309 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.
(b)    The Secretary 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 sent by certified mail to the last known address of the person at least 10 business days before the hearing.
(d)    The Secretary may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.
(e)    The person may be represented at the hearing by counsel.
(f)    If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless, the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3 - Licensing › Section 18-311 - 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 3A - Registration › Section 18-3A-01 - Registration Required

Except as otherwise provided in this title:
(1)    an individual may not personally provide security systems services unless the individual is registered as a security systems technician;
(2)    a person licensed under this title may not employ or contract with an individual with access to circumventional information unless the individual is registered as required under this subtitle;
(3)    neither a licensee nor a registrant may provide access to circumventional information to an individual who is not registered under this subtitle; and
(4)    an employee of a person licensed under this title may not obtain access to circumventional information unless the employee is registered as an individual with access to circumventional information.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 18 - Security Systems Technicians › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 18-401 - Other License Requirements

(a)    In order to obtain a license, an applicant shall:
(1)    (i)    execute a fidelity bond as provided in subsection (c) of this section; or
(ii)    maintain general liability insurance as provided in subsection (d) of this section; and
(2)    maintain in an office in the State, documents or other records that are made in the State or relate to a service performed in the State and make those records available for inspection by the Secretary for compliance with this title.
(b)    The Secretary may not issue or renew a license or registration unless the applicant, licensee, or registrant submits proof of compliance with subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    (1)    The fidelity bond required by subsection (a)(1) of this section shall cover all individuals who:
(i)    are licensed to provide security systems services, are registered as security systems technicians, or have access to circumventional information; or
(ii)    are applicants for a license or registration.
(2)    The fidelity bond shall be used for the benefit of any person injured on the premises of a consumer of security systems services by any fraudulent or dishonest act of a licensee, a security systems technician, or other individual who has access to circumventional information that is willful or malicious.
(3)    The applicant for a license or registration shall submit a copy of the fidelity bond to the Secretary with the license or registration application.
(4)    (i)    The amount of the fidelity bond required under subsection (c)(1) of this section shall be at least $50,000.
(ii)    The total liability of the surety to all insured persons under the fidelity bond may not exceed the sum of the fidelity bond.
(5)    (i)    If an employer’s fidelity bond is canceled, forfeited, or terminated by the surety, the surety shall immediately notify the Secretary.
(ii)    If a surety fails to notify the Secretary as required by this paragraph, the fidelity bond shall continue in effect until the notice is given to the Secretary.
(d)    (1)    General liability insurance required by subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section shall be in the amount of at least $50,000.
(2)    An applicant for a license or registration shall submit proof of insurance meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Secretary with the application.
(3)    If the general liability insurance required under this section is canceled, the insured shall immediately notify the Secretary.
(e)    If an agency fails to maintain the required fidelity bond or liability insurance as required in this section, upon notification, the Secretary:
(1)    shall suspend the license; and
(2)    may not reinstate the license until the agency submits proof of the required bond or insurance to the Secretary.
(f)    In addition to § 18-504 of this title, a court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the operation of any employer who violates the requirements of this section.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 1 - Definitions › Section 19-101 - Definitions. [Effective Until June 1, 2024]

(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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-303 - Experience and Training

(a)    In this section, “organized police agency” means:
(1)    a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;
(2)    a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission schools and academies; or
(3)    a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.
(b)    An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:
(1)    at least 5 years experience as a full–time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article;
(2)    at least:
(i)    5 years of experience as a full–time police officer with an organized police agency; and
(ii)    completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;
(3)    at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;
(4)    at least:
(i)    3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and
(ii)    completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;
(5)    at least:
(i)    5 years of experience as a full–time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and
(ii)    completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or the Maryland Fire–Rescue Education and Training Commission; or
(6)    at least:
(i)    5 years of experience as a full–time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and
(ii)    completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-305 - Misleading Trade Name or Trademark

The Secretary may not issue a license to an applicant whose trade or fictitious name or trademark is so similar to that used by another licensee that the public may be confused or misled by the similarity.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-306 - Issuance and Contents of Licenses, License Certificates, and Branch Office Certificates

(a)    (1)    The Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.
(2)    The Secretary shall issue an agency license certificate to each licensed security guard agency and a branch office certificate for each proposed branch office.
(b)    (1)    The Secretary shall include on each agency license certificate that the Secretary issues:
(i)    the full name of the licensee;
(ii)    the location of the principal office and of each branch office of the licensed security guard agency;
(iii)    the date of issuance of the license;
(iv)    the date on which the license expires; and
(v)    the name of the representative member, if the licensee is a firm.
(2)    The Secretary shall include on each branch office certificate:
(i)    the full name of the licensee;
(ii)    the location of the principal office of the licensee and of the agency branch office for which the certificate is issued;
(iii)    the date of issuance of the branch office certificate;
(iv)    the date on which the license of the licensee expires; and
(v)    the name and agency address of the representative member, if the licensee is applying on behalf of a firm.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-307 - Scope of Licenses

While a license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to:
(1)    conduct a business that provides security guard services for compensation or for hire;
(2)    maintain an office for the conduct of business at each location stated in the security guard agency license certificate;
(3)    employ individuals as security guards to provide security guard services to the public on behalf of the licensee; and
(4)    represent the licensee to the public as a licensed security guard agency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-308 - Term and Renewal of Licenses -- in General

(a)    By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of the licenses.
(b)    Unless a license is renewed for a 3-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the date the Secretary sets.
(c)    At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee:
(1)    a renewal application form; and
(2)    a notice that states:
(i)    the date on which the current license expires;
(ii)    that the Secretary must receive the renewal application and the statements required under § 19–309 of this subtitle, at least 15 days before the license expiration date, for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;
(iii)    the amount of the renewal fee;
(iv)    that, if the statements required under § 19–309 of this subtitle are not received at least 15 days before the license expiration date, a fee of $10 per day shall be charged against the licensee until the statements are received; and
(v)    that the submission of a false statement in the renewal application or in the annual statements is cause for revocation of the license.
(d)    A licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 3-year term, if the licensee:
(1)    otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2)    pays to the Secretary:
(i)    a renewal fee of:
1.    $200, if the licensee is an individual; or
2.    $400, if the licensee is a firm;
(ii)    payment for the cost of a fingerprint card record check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(iii)    any late fee required under § 19-309 of this subtitle; and
(3)    submits to the Secretary:
(i)    a renewal application on the form that the Secretary provides;
(ii)    a complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken on federal fingerprint cards;
(iii)    the statements required under § 19-309 of this subtitle and any other documentation that may be required by the Secretary to renew the agency license under this subtitle; and
(iv)    two photographs of the applicant in a format approved by the Secretary.
(e)    The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-309 - Conditions for Renewal

(a)    As a condition for license renewal, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary with the renewal application:
(1)    a certification or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation that the licensed security guard agency has paid, for the past 3 years, all withholding and Social Security taxes;
(2)    a certification or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation that the licensed security guard agency has paid, for the past 3 years, all other obligations payable for the employees of the licensed security guard agency to the State or the federal government;
(3)    a certificate from an insurance carrier or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation showing that the licensed security guard agency has in effect commercial general and workers’ compensation insurance for its covered employees, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article; and
(4)    a certificate from the Comptroller’s Office or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation showing that the State income tax of the licensed security guard agency has been paid for the past 3 years.
(b)    If the Secretary does not receive the documents required under subsection (a) of this section at least 15 days before the license expiration date, the Secretary shall charge the licensee a late fee of $10 per day until the documents are received.
(c)    The Secretary may inspect any of the business records of a licensee that relate to any matter that is subject to certification or documentation under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-310 - Maintenance of Office in State

(a)    Each licensee shall maintain an office in the State.
(b)    Each licensee shall keep in an office in the State all files or other records that:
(1)    are made in the State; and
(2)    relate to any business activities in the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-311 - Circumstances Requiring Written Notice to Secretary

(a)    (1)    Within 5 days after the change, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:
(i)    the addition of a branch office; and
(ii)    any change in the address or telephone number of an existing office.
(2)    The licensee shall submit with the notice:
(i)    the agency license certificate; and
(ii)    if the proposed change affects an existing branch office, the branch office certificate for that office.
(3)    The Secretary may:
(i)    endorse the change on the agency license certificate and, if applicable, on the branch office certificate of the affected branch office; or
(ii)    issue a new agency license certificate and, if applicable, a new branch office certificate, both of which shall set forth the same date as the original agency license certificate.
(b)    Within 5 days after the occurrence, a firm shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:
(1)    the withdrawal of any firm member; and
(2)    the death of any firm member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Business Occupations and Professions › Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification › Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses › Section 19-312 - Display of Agency License Certificates and Branch Office Certificates; Loss or Destruction of Certificates

(a)    Each licensed security guard agency shall display at all times:
(1)    the agency license certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the security guard agency; and
(2)    each branch office certificate in a conspicuous place in the agency branch office for which the certificate was issued.
(b)    (1)    If an agency license certificate or branch office certificate is lost or destroyed, the licensee immediately shall notify the Secretary.
(2)    On receipt of notice of the loss or destruction of an agency license certificate or branch office certificate, the Secretary may issue a duplicate.