Ch. 379                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Approved May 11, 1993.

CHARTER 379
(House Bill 1299)

AN ACT concerning

Home Improvement Licenses

FOR the purpose of providing that a contractor or subcontractor who holds a license
under the home improvement law is not required to hold a construction license.

BY adding to

Article - Business Regulation

Section 8-317                                                                                           

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Business Regulation
Section 17-602(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

8-317.

A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR WHO HOLDS A LICENSE UNDER THIS
TITLE IS NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD A CONSTRUCTION LICENSE UNDER TITLE 17 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

17-602.

(a) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 8-317 OF THIS ARTICLE, A person must have
a construction license whenever the person does construction business in the State.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 11, 1993.

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