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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 634

(3)  A person who has received the care of the
child from a child placement agency licensed hereunder by
the State Department of Human Resources or from a local
department of social services.

(4)  A person who is a close friend of the
child's parents or legal guardian and is providing such care
on an occasional basis.

(c)  The necessary qualifications and the minimum
standards established as prerequisites for the issuance of
licenses shall be set forth in rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Department of Human Resources and
shall be such as to protect the health, safety, welfare and
morals of the children placed in family day care. The
procedures for the issuance of licenses shall be set forth
in rules and regulations of the State Department. The rules
and regulations shall provide for the issuance of licenses
by local departments of social services in the name of the
State Department. An appeal shall be allowed to the State
Department in the event of a local department's refusal to
issue a license. The issuance, duration, revocation and
suspension of all licenses shall be subject to the
provisions of §§ 22, 23, 24 and 25 of this article.

(d)  A person, firm, corporation or agency aggrieved by
the refusal of the State Department of Human Resources to
issue a license under this section or by the State
Department's revocation or suspension of such a license, may
appeal therefrom to the circuit court of the county in which
the person, firm, corporation or agency has his or its
residence or principal office, as the case may be, or to the
Baltimore City Court, if the office or residence is in
Baltimore City. There is a further right of appeal to the
Court of Special Appeals at the instance of either party.

(e)  The State Department of Human Resources may adopt
and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with
the provisions of this section, to implement the provisions
hereof.

(f)  The Director of the State Department of Human
Resources may seek to enjoin the activities of any
unlicensed person, firm, corporation or agency seeking to
carry out the functions regulated hereunder in the manner
prescribed by § 28 of this article.

(g)  Any person, firm, corporation or agency violating
the provisions of this section or of any rule or regulation
adopted and promulgated by the State Department under this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a fine not to
exceed $500 or to imprisonment not to exceed one year